Method and apparatus for the optimization of assets and an asset allocation register for personal use, enterprise or business use, and savings and retirement

ABSTRACT

A method and apparatus for the optimization of asset allocation and an asset allocation register using sub-value indicators and designations to optimize the utilization and availability of assets without the transfer of actual assets. The present invention may be used as shown in the following examples to allocate personal and business enterprise finances or to allocate and designate the utilization of valuables such as heirlooms, jewelry and other items. The allocation register of the present invention also provides to a user or business optimization of assets for savings, retirement, special events or purchases of desired tangible items. Importantly, the asset allocation register supports the user in a way that allows them to pay themselves first by embracing the way they may already think about the assets in their account.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for theoptimization of asset allocation and an asset allocation register usingsub-value indicators and designations to optimize the utilization andavailability of assets without the transfer of actual assets. Thepresent invention may be used as shown in the following examples toallocate personal and business enterprise finances or to allocate anddesignate the utilization of valuables such as heirlooms, jewelry andother items. The allocation register of the present invention alsoprovides to a user or business optimization of assets for savings,retirement, special events or purchases of desired tangible items.Importantly, the asset allocation register supports the user in a waythat allows them to pay themselves first by embracing the way they mayalready think about the assets in their account.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Management of finances, savings and retirement is approached byindividuals and businesses in many varied ways. Some individuals preferto create budgets to predetermine the allocation of funds to requiredexpenses, retirement and savings. Data is carefully entered on a daily,weekly or monthly basis to track income and expenditures and maintainstrict control of every dollar spent. At an alternative end of thespectrum and perhaps more commonly a person may simply check their bankbalance prior to an expenditure and then make the decision to pay a billor purchase an item with only a careless glance at their monthlystatement. A number of software applications through mobile apps andspreadsheet type templates provide for tracking of income andexpenditures, with some providing charts and graphs to visuallydetermine the allocation of funds and adherence to a budget. Some ofthese applications require the user to become a subscriber of a provideraccount that uses a network of financial institutions, payees such asutility companies or merchant systems, and charitable organizationswithin a network to automatically transfer a portion of a totaltransaction performed at a point of sale system to a savings account, apayee or to a charity as described in METHOD AND SYSTEM TO CREATE ANDDISTRIBUTE EXCESS FUNDS FROM CONSUMER SPENDING TRANSACTIONS to Burke,U.S. Pat. No. 6,112,191. Other patents describe an automated withdrawalof funds to an investment account and a calculated estimate of return onthe amount invested over a period of years as described in SYSTEMS ANDMETHODS FOR MANAGING CONSUMER TRANSACTION-BASED INVESTMENTS toCruttenden et al. in U.S. Pat. No. 8,781,906. The financial managementsystem, to Ryder in U.S. Pat. No. 8,099,350 entitled, PERSONAL OR FAMILYFINANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, determines the state ofpersonal finances from data collected or entered based on personalincome, assets, and expenditures. Through analysis and projections fromthe collected data, the system may provide recommendations andguidelines for the allocation of funds to expenditures, savings, andretirement in order to meet a person's desired goals. Importantly, thesesystems as well as most other budgetary management systems depend on thefiscal behavior of the individual or business to have sufficient fundsthat may be automatically withdrawn without causing account overagefees. These systems also require the individual to follow providedguidelines in order to successfully allocate funds to meet goals.However, these systems fail to provide a means for an individual orbusiness to easily understand how better to manage their money. Thesesystems also fail and poorly perform in helping the user to understandwhen it is good time to allocate those funds and how much should beallocated to create savings or reach a financial goal for a specificpurpose such as a vacation or new car. These systems further fail toprovide safe guards and buffers that assist in preventing the user fromincurring overage charges that are imposed for insufficient balances andlate payments on bills and credit cards. The present invention providesa unique methodology with safe guards to prevent overages in order tohelp an individual or business save for retirement and meet otherdesired financial needs and goals.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for assetallocation to assist a user in managing their valuables, finances,savings, and retirement by embracing the way an individual generallyalready thinks about their assets. The present invention uses sub-valueindicators transactional allocations to display the user's assets asavailable, as useable or spendable, and as allocated to meet the user'spersonal and financial objectives. Using the present invention, the usermay save for retirement, as well as save for special events such asvacation, wedding, holiday, college, and save for other desired tangibleitems such as a new car, appliance, or latest electronic device. Thepresent invention breaks down personal and financial objectives intotargets and time intervals and uses a unique automated recurrent accrualprocess to provide to allocate and designate assets without the transferof any actual assets. Through the recurrent accrual process, assets aredesignated as useable meaning that these assets may be transferred orspent without impacting personal and financial obligations orobjectives. At appropriate time intervals and as these objectives aremet, the user is provided with details on how much and when to apportionthe indicated assets appropriately such as to transfer the assets to aretirement account, bank account, investment fund, sell a tangible assetsuch as an heirloom or other valuable item, or make a purchase oftickets to a special event or of a desired item.

The asset allocation method and apparatus referred to herein as theNever Red Register is described using financial asset examples but theasset register of the present invention could be used for any type ofasset such as heirlooms, jewelry or other items of value. In using theNever Red Register, assets are designated and accrued as transactionsoccur without the transfer of any actual assets to thereby demonstrateto the user the optimization of assets if indicators within the NeverRed Register are followed. In the financial examples shown which areused only for demonstration and not to in any way limit the invention,the Never Red Register provides for tracking all transactions madethrough deposits, transfers, or withdrawals, prevents the user frompaying service or overage charges on the bank account due to withdrawalsor payments that exceed available funds and accrues a spending allowancethat if adhered to may be spent without impacting expenses or otherfinancial goals. While not specifically intended to track interest andservice charges of a credit card or to track cash on hand, using theNever Red Register, a user is more engaged and effective in themanagement of their money. The Never Red Register may be implemented asa downloadable software application or as a web based application thatis stored or accessible through any digital device such as a computersystem, laptop, an iPhone, iPad, tablet, smart phone, or through othermobile devices. The user's financial data is secure by requiring alogin, password or access pin known only to the user to gain access tothe Never Red Register and data is stored in an encrypted format and maybe saved locally and accessible only on a single digital device or bestored remotely from the digital device and be accessible from a numberof digital devices using a secure web-native software applicationdelivery model or SaaS (Software as a Service) to be hosted and operatedas an on demand computing service such as a cloud or shared resourcedatabase through a web browser.

It is an object and advantage of the present invention to providecomputational circuitry and a user interface operable and comprisinginstructions to transmit, receive and display data associated with oneor more asset accounts that may be named by the user and be designatedfor specific purposes. The asset accounts are referred to herein asMoney Bin Accounts and comprise asset data in the form of accountbalances and transaction amounts that correspond to one or more actualbank account balances that the user has in a bank, credit union, orother financial institutions and the withdrawal, deposit and transfertransactions within the actual bank account.

It is an object and advantage of the present invention to prevent thepayment by a user of overage charges by determining and displayingsub-value indicators.

It is an object and advantage of the present invention to assist theuser in optimizing asset allocation by determining and displayingsub-value indicators.

It is an object and advantage of the present invention to using thecomputational circuitry of a computer processing system or a digitaldevice, through data entry or transmission receive within the Never RedRegister an amount equal to the minimum balance required to maintain auser's bank account without being charged bank fees or overage charges.The minimum balance amount is set by a bank or other financialinstitution to cover operational costs of maintaining the bank account.It is a further object and advantage of the present invention that theNever Red Register determines a minimum balance buffer referred toherein as the Never Red Number, as a value that is greater than or equalto the minimum balance required to maintain a bank account without beingcharged bank fees or overage charges.

It is an object and advantage of the present invention to providecomputational circuitry and a user interface operable and comprisinginstructions to transmit, receive and display asset data in an amountequal to the actual cash asset balance within a user's actual bankaccount. It is a further object and advantage of the present inventionto determine a sub-value indicator which within the Never Red Registeris designated as available assets, referred to herein as the ForeverBlack Account balance, that is equal to an amount remaining from thesubtraction of the actual cash balance within the user's actual bankaccount, minus the Never Red Number for the bank account.

It is an object and advantage of the present invention to providecomputational circuitry and a user interface operable and comprisinginstructions to transmit, receive and display asset data designatedwithin the Never Red Register with a specific purpose within each MoneyBin Account. The asset data may be specified for a tangible item,special event such as a vacation, wedding, graduation, for education,retirement, or as any other type of goal for any purpose. A specificpurpose account may be referred to as a Drawer Account and be named forthat specific purpose. An account with the specific purpose of theallocation of funds for retirement is referred to herein as a SilverSavings Account. An account with the specific purpose that has arequired date of completion is referred to herein as a Goal Account. Inthe Never Red Register each specific purpose account is associated withrules for recurrent accrual to optimize the allocation of total assetswithin the Money Bin Account. The Never Red Register provides for theoptimization of asset allocation towards any number of Drawer, SilverSavings, and Goal Accounts associated with a Money Bin and optimizes theallocation of assets while still providing useable assets designated asspendable for the user.

It is an object and advantage of the present invention to providecomputational circuitry and a user interface operable and comprisinginstructions to transmit, receive and display asset data designated asspendable assets referred to herein as the Say Go Green Account thataccrues using the Never Red Register as i.e. “free spending money” thatmay be spent without impacting asset allocation to retirement, goals ordrawer accounts setup by a user and associated with a Money Bin Accountin the Never Red Register.

It is an object and advantage of the present invention to determine anddisplay of a sub-value indicator, referred to herein as the Granite Sumwhich is the sum of the Forever Black Account balance and the sum of allSilver Savings Accounts, Goal Accounts, Drawer Accounts and Say Go GreenAccounts associated with a Money Bin Account. The Granite Sum istherefore equal to the actual cash balance within a user's bank accountminus the Never Red Number associated with that bank account. In thismanner, the Never Red Register displays to the user a sub-valueindicator of assets available for expenses, savings, and spending whichas long as the user spends less than this balance, the user will not gobelow the minimum balance and be charged overage charges.

It is an object and advantage of the Never Red Register to provide therecurrent accrual of assets to transfer a transactional allocationamount from the Forever Black Account balance to the Say Go GreenAccount balance. The recurrent accrual referred to herein as the Say GoGreen Transactional Allocation. The Say Go Green TransactionalAllocation may be any preset amount such as $1.00 or any percentage suchas 0.5%.

It is an object and advantage of the present invention usingcomputational circuitry and a user interface operable and comprisinginstructions to identify a transaction of assets or funds as a deposit,a transfer or a withdrawal and to perform an automated recurrent accrualtransferring assets from the Forever Black Account balance to the Say GoGreen Account in an amount equal to the Say Go Green TransactionalAllocation at a point in time when a transaction is entered in to theNever Red Register and the transaction is identified as a deposit, awithdrawal or a transfer of funds within the bank account.

It is an object and advantage of the present invention to providecomputational circuitry and a user interface operable and comprisinginstructions to subtract the Say Go Green Transactional Allocation fromthe Forever Black Account balance, and add the Say Go GreenTransactional Allocation to the Say Go Green Account balance at a pointin time when a transaction of funds is made within the bank account suchas a transaction of funds comprising a deposit, a transfer, or awithdrawal of funds from the bank account.

It is an object and advantage of the present invention to providecomputational circuitry and a user interface operable and comprisinginstructions to transmit, receive and display asset data associated witha Say Go Green Transactional Allocation, the amount of the Say Go GreenTransactional Allocation equal to a preset percentage multiplied by atransaction amount equal to a deposit amount, a transfer amount or awithdrawal amount for a transaction being performed in the Money BinAccount that the Say Go Green Account is associated with.

It is an object and advantage of the present invention to providecomputational circuitry and a user interface operable and comprisinginstructions to transmit, receive and display data associated with aninterval of currency such as $1.00 and to determine a rounded downremainder equal to funds that are in this example in cents and are morethan the interval of currency so are subtracted from an asset to havethe asset be rounded down to the interval of currency.

It is an object and advantage of the present invention to providecomputational circuitry and a user interface operable and comprisinginstructions to transmit, receive and display data associated with aninterval of currency such as $1.00 and to determine a rounded up amountequal to funds that are in this example in cents that are less than theinterval of currency so are added to an asset to round up the asset tothe interval of currency.

It is an object and advantage of the present invention to providecomputational circuitry and a user interface operable and comprisinginstructions to transmit, receive and display data to add the amountsubtracted by rounding down or by rounding-up to the interval ofcurrency to the Say Go Green Account balance at the point in time when arecurring accrual is performed.

It is an object and advantage of the present invention to providecomputational circuitry and a user interface operable and comprisinginstructions to transmit, receive and display data associated with atransaction of assets or funds comprising a withdrawal. The withdrawalamount in a currency, the currency having an interval of currency suchas the currency in dollars and having an interval of currency of onedollar with cents as portions of the interval of currency. The Never RedRegister performs a recurrent accrual withdrawal transaction process byin a first embodiment rounding-up the withdrawal amount to the intervalof currency. The withdrawal amount, the rounded-up amount and the Say GoGreen Transactional Allocation are subtracted from the availablebalance, the Forever Black Account balance. The rounded-up amount andthe Say Go Green Transactional Allocation are added to the Say Go GreenAccount cash balance. Alternatively, the Say Go Green TransactionalAllocation could be first added to the withdrawal amount and the balanceof the withdrawal amount and the Say Go Green Transactional Allocationbe rounded-up to the interval of currency. The withdrawal amount,rounded-up amount and the Say Go Green Transactional Allocation aresubtracted from the available balance, the Forever Black Accountbalance, and the rounded-up amount and the Say Go Green TransactionalAllocation are added to the Say Go Green Account cash balance. Awithdrawal transaction is entered into the Never Red Register when fundshave been withdrawn from the user's actual bank account for example aspayment for a purchase or expenses.

It is an object and advantage of the present invention to providecomputational circuitry and a user interface operable and comprisinginstructions to transmit, receive and display data associated with atransaction of assets or funds comprising a deposit. The deposit amountin a currency, the currency having an interval of currency such as thecurrency in dollars and having an interval of currency of one dollarwith as noted herein cents as portions of the interval of currency. TheNever Red Register performs a recurrent accrual deposit transactionprocess by in a first embodiment rounding down the deposit amount to theinterval of currency. A rounded down remainder equal to funds subtractedfrom the deposit amount, to round down the deposit amount to theinterval of currency and the Say Go Green Transactional Allocation issubtracted from the deposit amount. The deposit amount is added to theavailable balance, the Forever Black Account balance, and the roundeddown remainder and the Say Go Green Transactional Allocation are addedto the Say Go Green Account cash balance. Alternatively, the Say GoGreen Transactional Allocation could be first subtracted from thedeposit amount and the balance of the deposit amount minus the Say GoGreen Transactional Allocation be rounded-down to the interval ofcurrency. The deposit amount is added to the Forever Black Accountbalance. The rounded-down remainder and the Say Go Green TransactionalAllocation are subtracted from the Forever Black Account balance, andthe rounded-down remainder and the Say Go Green Transactional Allocationare added to the Say Go Green Account cash balance. A deposittransaction is entered into the Never Red Register when funds have beendeposited into the user's actual bank account for example from a paycheck.

It is an object and advantage of the present invention to providecomputational circuitry and a user interface operable and comprisinginstructions to transmit, receive and display data associated with atransaction of assets or funds comprising a transfer having a transferamount, a withdrawal cash account, and a receiving cash account. Thetransfer amount in a currency, the currency having an interval ofcurrency such as the currency in dollars and having an interval ofcurrency of one dollar with as noted herein cents as the lowestdenomination of the interval of currency. The Never Red Registerperforms a recurrent accrual transfer transaction process by in a firstembodiment rounding up the transfer amount to the interval of currency.The rounded-up amount equal to funds added to the transfer amount, toround up the transfer amount to the interval of currency and the Say GoGreen Transactional Allocation are added to the transfer amount. Atransfer warning prompt that the transfer amount has been increased toan amount that includes the rounded-up amount and the Say Go GreenTransactional Allocation is displayed within the Never Red Register. TheNever Red Register user interface and computational circuitry receives,transmits, and displays data with one of at least an instruction tocontinue and perform the transfer or an instruction to stop thetransfer. If the instruction is to continue the transfer the transferamount, the rounded-up amount and the Say Go Green TransactionalAllocation are subtracted from the cash balance of the withdrawal cashaccount and the transfer amount is added to the cash balance of thereceiving cash account. The rounded-up amount and the Say Go GreenTransactional Allocation are added to the Say Go Green Account cashbalance. Alternatively, a rounded-down remainder equal to fundssubtracted from the transfer amount, to round down the transfer amountto the interval of currency and a transfer warning prompt that thetransfer amount has been decreased to an amount that includes therounded-down remainder and the Say Go Green Transactional Allocation isdisplayed. The Never Red Register user interface and computationalcircuitry receives, transmits, and displays data with one of at least aninstruction to continue and perform the transfer or an instruction tostop the transfer. If the instruction is to continue the transfer, thetransfer amount, the rounded-down remainder and the Say Go GreenTransactional Allocation are subtracted from the cash balance of thewithdrawal cash account and the transfer amount minus the rounded-downremainder and Say Go Green Transactional Allocation is added to the cashbalance of the receiving cash account. The rounded-down remainder andthe Say Go Green Transactional Allocation are added to the Say Go GreenAccount cash balance.

It is an object and advantage of the present invention to providecomputational circuitry and a user interface operable and comprisinginstructions to transmit, receive and display data associated with atransaction of funds comprising a transfer from the available balance,Forever Black Account balance, to the Say Go Green Account cash balance.The transfer having a transfer amount in a currency, the currency havingan interval of currency such as the currency in dollars and having aninterval of currency of one dollar with as noted herein cents as of thelowest denomination of the interval of currency. The Never Red Registerperforms an internal accrual transfer transaction process by in a firstembodiment rounding up the transfer amount to the interval of currency.The rounded-up amount equal to funds added to the transfer amount toround up the transfer amount to the interval of currency and the Say GoGreen Transactional Allocation are added to the transfer amount. Atransfer warning prompt that the transfer amount has been increased toan amount that includes the rounded-up amount and the Say Go GreenTransactional Allocation is displayed. The Never Red Register userinterface and computational circuitry receives, transmits, and displaysdata with one of at least an instruction to continue and perform thetransfer or an instruction to stop the transfer. If the instruction isto continue the transfer, the transfer amount, the rounded-up amount andthe Say Go Green Transactional Allocation are subtracted from theavailable balance, Forever Black Account balance and the transferamount, the rounded-up amount and the Say Go Green TransactionalAllocation are added to the Say Go Green Account cash balance.

It is an object and advantage of the present invention to providecomputational circuitry and a user interface operable and comprisinginstructions to transmit, receive and display data associated with atransaction of assets or funds comprising a transfer from the Say GoGreen account to the available balance, Forever Black Account balance.The transfer having a transfer amount, in a currency, the currencyhaving an interval of currency such as the currency in dollars andhaving an interval of currency of one dollar with as noted herein centsas portions of the interval of currency. The Never Red Register performsan internal accrual transfer transaction process by in a firstembodiment rounding down the transfer amount to the interval ofcurrency. The rounded down remainder equal to funds subtracted from thetransfer amount to round down the transfer amount to the interval ofcurrency and Say Go Green Transactional Allocation are subtracted fromthe transfer amount. A transfer warning prompt that the transfer amounthas been decreased by an amount equal to the rounded down remainder andthe Say Go Green Transactional Allocation is displayed. The Never RedRegister user interface and computational circuitry receives, transmits,and displays data with one of at least an instruction to continue andperform the transfer or an instruction to stop the transfer. If theinstruction is to continue the transfer the transfer amount minus therounded down remainder and the Say Go Green Transactional Allocation issubtracted from the Say Go Green Account cash balance and is added tothe available balance, Forever Black Account balance.

It is an object and advantage of the present invention to providecomputational circuitry and a user interface operable and comprisinginstructions to transmit, receive and display data associated with oneof a plurality of asset accounts designated as a Silver Savings Account.A Silver Savings Account has the specific purpose of saving forretirement. When a Silver Savings Account is associated with a Money BinAccount, the Never Red Register performs a retirement accrualtransaction process based on a selected or designated transaction, suchas a withdrawal, deposit, or transfer and a percentage or preset SilverSavings Retirement Allocation. The Silver Savings Retirement Allocationmay for example, be in an amount of 5% or in a preset amount of $5.00,or in any other suitable amount. In an exemplary embodiment, thedesignated transaction in the retirement accrual transaction process isa deposit transaction having a deposit amount. In a first embodiment, ifthe Silver Savings Retirement Allocation is a percentage, the Never RedRegister provides computational circuitry and a user interface operableand comprising instructions to multiply the deposit amount by the SilverSavings Retirement Allocation to determine a Silver Savings amount. TheSilver Savings amount is subtracted from the deposit amount to determinea deposit remainder and the Silver Savings amount is added to the SilverSavings Account balance. After the retirement accrual transactionprocess, the Never Red Register performs a recurrent accrual deposittransaction process by in a first embodiment rounding down the depositremainder to the interval of currency to determine a rounded downremainder equal to funds subtracted from the deposit remainder amount toround down the deposit remainder amount to the interval of currency. Therounded down remainder and the Say Go Green Transactional Allocation aresubtracted from the deposit remainder amount. The rounded down remainderand the Say Go Green Transactional Allocation are added to the Say GoGreen Account cash balance, and the deposit remainder amount minus therounded down remainder and the Say Go Green Transactional Allocation isadded to the available balance, Forever Black Account balance. TheSilver Savings Account balance may be an actual separate savings orretirement account setup by the user in a financial institution. TheNever Red Register indicates to the user the amount of funds that may beperiodically added to their actual savings or retirement account withoutaffecting their financial obligations or goals. The actual transfer offunds is performed by the user when indicated by the Never Red Register.

It is an object and advantage of the present invention to providecomputational circuitry and a user interface operable and comprisinginstructions to transmit, receive and display data associated with aplurality of asset accounts designated as Drawer Accounts or GoalAccounts. Drawer Accounts identified as asset accounts having specificfinancial objectives such as for example the purchase of tangible itemsor education. Goal Accounts identified as asset accounts having specificfinancial objectives with due dates such as, for example, saving for aspecial event, vacation or other financial objective that must be met bya specific date. The Never Red Register performs a recurrent allocationprocess to determine a Designated Transactional Allocation to allocateassets to the Drawer Accounts and Goal Accounts. The Drawer Accounts andGoal Accounts may be associated with a Money Bin Account, a Say Go GreenAccount, or a Silver Savings Account. The association of the DrawerAccount or Goal Account with a specific type of account determines theorder of allocation in the recurrent allocation process. The order ofallocation may be based on when each account is associated with anaccount or may be selected by the user. The implementation of therecurrent allocation process by the Never Red Register is based on theselection of a single transaction, multiple transactions or on theselection of all transactions.

For example, a Money Bin Account may have a Silver Savings Account, aSay Go Green Account, a Drawer Account designated as a New Car Accountand a Goal Account designated as a Vacation Account. With a number ofaccounts associated with the Money Bin Account, the Never Red Registerperforms a series of transactional allocations based on the transactionsettings and allocation order. In this example, when a deposittransaction is entered, the Never Red Register performs the retirementaccrual transaction process allocating the Retirement TransactionalAllocation to the Silver Savings Account, the recurring accrual processallocating the Say Go Green Transactional Allocation to the Say Go GreenAccount, a first recurrent allocation process allocating a firstDesignated Transactional Allocation to the New Car Drawer Account, and asecond recurrent allocation process allocating a second DesignatedTransactional Allocation to the Vacation Goal Account. The allocationamounts are subtracted from the deposit amount and each specificallocation is added to each of the accounts. The remainder of thedeposit amount is added to the available balance, Forever Black Accountbalance.

A Drawer Account and/or Goal Account may also or alternatively beassociated with a Say Go Green Account so that the DesignatedTransactional Allocation is subtracted from the Say Go GreenTransactional Allocation in the amount specified in each recurrentallocation process to allocate the specific Designated TransactionalAllocation to each Drawer Account and Goal Account. A Drawer Accountand/or Goal Account may also or alternatively be associated with aSilver Savings Account so that the Designated Transactional Allocationis subtracted from the Retirement Transactional Allocation in the amountspecified in each recurrent allocation process to allocate the specificDesignated Transactional Allocation to each Drawer Account and GoalAccount. The Never Red Register therefore provides a plurality of uniqueallocation processes to effectively use assets to meet the variedfinancial objectives of a user while providing a spendable asset accountthat may be used without affecting these financial objectives.

It is an object and advantage of the present invention to providecomputational circuitry and a user interface operable and comprisinginstructions to determine that a balance of at least one of theplurality of Goal Accounts being equal to the financial goal amount, andto display a notification indicating that the Goal Account's balance isequal to the financial goal amount.

It is an object and advantage of the present invention to providecomputational circuitry and a user interface operable and comprisinginstructions to determine if the target date of a Goal Account is thecurrent date, and to transmit, receive and display a notification thatthe Goal Account target date is the current date.

It is an object and advantage of the present invention to providecomputational circuitry and a user interface operable and comprisinginstructions to determine, transmit, receive and display the accrualsand debits of the transaction of all assets comprising the actual bankaccount balance, the remaining cash balance (Granite Sum Accountbalance), the available balance (Forever Black Account balance), the SayGo Green Account balance, the plurality of asset accounts designated asSilver Savings Accounts, Drawer Accounts and Goal Accounts.

The present invention is related to an asset register useful in adigital device to optimize the utilization and availability of assetswithout the transfer of actual assets, the asset register comprising adigital device containing data for each of a plurality of assets; asub-value indicator designating a portion of the plurality of assets asavailable; a transactional allocation designating a portion of theplurality of available assets as spendable; a plurality of visuallyperceptible elements which visually perceptible elements correspond tothe plurality of assets designated as available and the plurality ofassets designated spendable.

The present invention is also related to one or more non-transitorycomputer-readable media for the registration of assets to optimize theutilization and availability of assets without the transfer of actualassets, including computer instructions for performing a methodcomprising receiving asset data in a computer with a memory havingstorage; receiving minimum balance requirement data; designating assetdata that is equal to the asset data decreased by the minimum balancerequirement data as a sub-value indicator; displaying the sub-valueindicator. The one or more media for the registration of assets maycomprise receiving an electronic communication containing a transactionof asset data and comprising a transaction amount; creating atransactional allocation; adjusting the transaction amount by thetransactional allocation; designating the transactional allocation asspendable assets; adjusting the sub-value indicator by the transactionalallocation and the remaining transaction amount; designating theadjusted sub-value indicator as available assets. The one or more mediafor the registration of assets to optimize the utilization andavailability of assets without the transfer of actual assets maycomprise receiving an electronic communication containing a transactionamount designated as a withdrawal amount; creating a currency intervalallocation as the withdrawal amount rounded-up to an interval ofcurrency; adjusting the withdrawal amount by the currency intervalallocation and the transactional allocation; combining the transactionalallocation and the currency interval allocation with the assetsdesignated as spendable assets; adjusting the sub-value indicator by theremaining withdrawal amount; designating the adjusted sub-valueindicator as available assets.

The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media for theregistration of assets to optimize the utilization and availability ofassets without the transfer of actual assets of may comprise receivingan electronic communication containing a transaction amount designatedas a deposit amount; creating a currency interval allocation as thedeposit amount rounded-down to an interval of currency; adjusting thedeposit amount by the currency interval allocation and the transactionalallocation; combining the transactional allocation and the currencyinterval allocation with the assets designated as spendable assets;adjusting the sub-value indicator by the remaining deposit amount;designating the adjusted sub-value indicator as available assets. Theone or more media for the registration of assets may comprise creatingthe transactional allocation as a fixed asset amount or as a fixedpercentage multiplied by a transaction amount. The one or more media forthe registration of assets may comprise displaying one of at least theassets designated as available; displaying the assets designated asspendable; and displaying the sub-value indicator. The one or more mediafor the registration of assets may comprise receiving an electroniccommunication containing a transaction amount designated as a transferamount and comprising the transfer of assets from assets designated asavailable assets to the assets designated as spendable assets; creatinga currency interval allocation as the transfer amount rounded-up to aninterval of currency; adjusting the transfer amount by the currencyinterval allocation and the transactional allocation; combining thetransactional allocation and the currency interval allocation with theassets designated as spendable assets; adjusting the sub-value indicatorby the remaining transfer amount; designating the adjusted sub-valueindicator as available assets.

The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media for theregistration of assets to optimize the utilization and availability ofassets without the transfer of actual assets may comprise receiving anelectronic communication containing a transaction amount designated as atransfer amount and comprising the transfer of assets from the assetsdesignated as spendable assets to the assets designated as availableassets; creating a currency interval allocation as the transfer amountrounded-down to an interval of currency; adjusting the transfer amountby the currency interval allocation and the transactional allocation;adjusting the sub-value indicator by the remaining transfer amount;designating the adjusted sub-value indicator as available assets. Theone or more media for the registration of assets may comprise creatingan asset register; the asset register comprising the date, time anddescription of a plurality of transactions of the sub-value indicator,the assets designated as available assets, and the assets designated asspendable assets; storing the asset register; displaying the assetregister; transmitting the asset register. The one or more media for theregistration of assets may comprise receiving an electroniccommunication containing a transaction of asset data and comprising atransaction amount; creating a retirement allocation; adjusting thetransaction amount by the retirement allocation; designating theretirement allocation as a retirement asset; creating a currencyinterval allocation as the remaining transaction amount rounded-down toan interval of currency; adjusting the remaining transaction amount bythe transactional allocation and the currency interval allocation;combining the transactional allocation and the currency intervalallocation with the assets designated as spendable assets; adjusting thesub-value indicator by the total remaining transaction amount;designating the adjusted sub-value indicator as available assets. Theone or more media for the registration of assets may comprise receivingan electronic communication containing a transaction of asset data andcomprising a transaction amount; creating a drawer allocation; adjustingthe transaction amount by the drawer allocation; designating the drawerallocation as a drawer asset; creating a currency interval allocation asthe remaining transaction amount rounded-up to an interval of currency;adjusting the remaining transaction amount by the transactionalallocation and the currency interval allocation; combining thetransactional allocation and the currency interval allocation with theassets designated as spendable assets; adjusting the sub-value indicatorby the total remaining transaction amount; designating the adjustedsub-value indicator as available assets. The one or more media for theregistration of assets may comprise receiving an electroniccommunication containing a transaction of asset data and comprising atransaction amount; adjusting the transaction amount by thetransactional allocation; creating a drawer allocation; adjusting thetransactional allocation by the drawer allocation; designating thedrawer allocation as a drawer asset; combining the remainingtransactional allocation with the assets designated as spendable assets;adjusting the sub-value indicator by the remaining transaction amount;designating the adjusted sub-value indicator as available assets.

The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media for theregistration of assets to optimize the utilization and availability ofassets without the transfer of actual assets may comprise receiving anelectronic communication containing a transaction of asset data andcomprising a transaction amount; creating a goal allocation comprising agoal amount and a date desired; adjusting the transaction amount by thegoal allocation; designating the goal allocation as a goal asset;receiving an electronic communication containing a transactionalallocation; adjusting the remaining transaction amount by thetransactional allocation; combining the transactional allocation withthe assets designated as spendable assets; adjusting the sub-valueindicator by the total remaining transaction amount; designating theadjusted sub-value indicator as available assets. The one or more mediafor the registration of assets may comprise creating a retirementallocation as a fixed asset amount; creating a drawer allocation as afixed asset amount; creating a goal allocation as a fixed asset amount.The one or more media for the registration of assets may comprisecreating a retirement allocation as a fixed percentage multiplied by atransaction amount;

creating a drawer allocation as a fixed percentage multiplied by atransaction amount; creating a goal allocation as a fixed percentagemultiplied by a transaction amount. The one or more media for theregistration of assets to optimize the utilization and availability ofassets without the transfer of actual assets may comprise receiving anelectronic communication containing a goal target and desired date;determining a goal allocation by dividing the goal target by the numberof days from the current date to the desired date. The one or more mediafor the registration of assets may comprise receiving an electroniccommunication containing a transaction of asset data and comprising atransaction amount; creating a retirement allocation; adjusting thetransaction amount by the retirement allocation; creating a drawerallocation; adjusting the retirement allocation by the drawerallocation; designating the drawer allocation as a drawer asset;designating the remaining retirement allocation as a retirement asset;adjusting the remaining transaction amount by the transactionalallocation; combining the transactional allocation with the assetsdesignated as spendable assets; adjusting the sub-value indicator by thetotal remaining transaction amount;

designating the adjusted sub-value indicator as available assets. Theone or more media for the registration of assets to optimize theutilization and availability of assets without the transfer of actualassets may comprise receiving an electronic communication containing atransaction of asset data and comprising a transaction amount; creatinga retirement allocation; adjusting the transaction amount by theretirement allocation; creating a goal allocation; adjusting theretirement allocation by the goal allocation; designating the goalallocation as a goal asset; designating the remaining retirementallocation as a retirement asset; adjusting the remaining transactionamount by the transactional allocation; combining the transactionalallocation with the assets designated as spendable assets; adjusting thesub-value indicator by the total remaining transaction amount;designating the adjusted sub-value indicator as available assets. Theone or more media for the registration of assets may comprise receivingan electronic communication containing a transaction of asset data andcomprising a transaction amount; creating a retirement allocation;adjusting the transaction amount by the retirement allocation;designating the retirement allocation as a retirement asset; adjustingthe remaining transaction amount by the transactional allocation;

creating a drawer allocation; adjusting the transactional allocation bythe drawer allocation; designating the drawer allocation as a drawerasset; combining the remaining transactional allocation with the assetsdesignated as spendable assets; adjusting the sub-value indicator by thetotal remaining transaction amount; designating the adjusted sub-valueindicator as available assets. The one or more media for theregistration of assets may comprise receiving an electroniccommunication containing a transaction of asset data and comprising atransaction amount; creating a retirement allocation; adjusting thetransaction amount by the retirement allocation; creating a first drawerallocation; adjusting the retirement allocation by the first drawerallocation;

designating the first drawer allocation as first drawer asset;designating the remaining retirement allocation as a retirement asset;adjusting the remaining transaction amount by the transactionalallocation; creating a second drawer allocation; adjusting thetransactional allocation by the second drawer allocation; designatingthe second drawer allocation as a second drawer asset; combining theremaining transactional allocation with the assets designated asspendable assets; adjusting the sub-value indicator by the totalremaining transaction amount; designating the adjusted sub-valueindicator as available assets. The one or more media for theregistration of assets may comprise receiving an electroniccommunication containing a transaction of asset data and comprising atransaction amount; creating a retirement allocation; adjusting thetransaction amount by the retirement allocation; creating a drawerallocation; adjusting the retirement allocation by the drawerallocation; designating the remaining retirement allocation as aretirement asset; adjusting the remaining transaction amount by thetransactional allocation; adjusting the transactional allocation by thedrawer allocation; designating the total drawer allocation from theretirement allocation and the transactional allocation as a drawerasset; combining the remaining transactional allocation with the assetsdesignated as spendable assets; adjusting the sub-value indicator by thetotal remaining transaction amount; designating the adjusted sub-valueindicator as available assets.

The present invention is further related to one or more non-transitorycomputer-readable media for the registration of credit card accounts tooptimize the utilization and availability of assets without the transferof actual assets, including computer instructions for performing amethod comprising receiving credit card limit data in a computer with amemory having storage; receiving interest rate date; receiving creditcard debt data; designating a sub-value credit limit as equal to thecredit card limit data multiplied by the interest rate; designating asub-value indicator as the credit card limit decreased by the sub-valuecredit limit combined with the credit card debt; displaying thesub-value indicator as the maximum available charge amount. The one ormore non-transitory computer-readable media for the registration ofcredit card accounts to optimize the utilization and availability ofassets without the transfer of actual assets may comprise receiving anelectronic communication containing a charge transaction of credit carddata and comprising a charge amount; creating a transaction allocation;creating a currency interval allocation as the charge amount rounded-upto an interval of currency; adjusting the charge amount by the currencyinterval allocation and the transaction allocation; combining thetransaction allocation and the currency interval allocation with thesub-value indicator to decrease the maximum available charge amount.

The one or more media for the registration of credit card accounts tooptimize the utilization and availability of assets without the transferof actual assets may comprise receiving an electronic communicationcontaining a payment transaction of credit card data and comprising apayment amount; creating a transaction allocation; creating a currencyinterval allocation as the payment amount rounded-down to an interval ofcurrency; adjusting the payment amount by the currency intervalallocation and the transaction allocation; combining the transactionallocation and the currency interval allocation with the sub-valueindicator to increase the maximum available charge amount.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will becomeobvious to the reader and it is intended that these objects andadvantages are within the scope of the present invention. To theaccomplishment of the above and related objects and advantages, thisinvention may be embodied in the form illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, attention being called to the fact, however, that the drawingsare illustrative only, and that changes may be made in the specificconstruction illustrated and described within the scope of thisapplication.

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Various other objects, features and attendant advantages of the presentinvention will become fully appreciated as the same becomes betterunderstood when considered in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawings, in which like reference characters designate the same orsimilar parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

FIG. 1 is an embodiment of a digital device with an embodiment ofcomputational circuitry and the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 2 is an embodiment of the digital device within a computer networkwith an embodiment of computational circuitry and the Never Red Registerof the present invention;

FIG. 3A is an embodiment of a create pin code screen in an embodiment ofthe Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 3B is an embodiment of a start screen in an embodiment of the NeverRed Register of the present invention;

FIG. 4A is an embodiment of an initial setup screen in an embodiment ofthe Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 4B is an embodiment of a settings screen in an embodiment of theNever Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 4C is an embodiment of an initial setup screen in an embodiment ofthe Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 4D is an embodiment of a flowchart with the initial setupinformation in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 4E is an embodiment of a sub-value indicator account balance screenin an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 4F is an embodiment of a flowchart showing steps to derive thesub-value indicator account balance in an embodiment of the Never RedRegister of the present invention;

FIG. 5A is an embodiment of a flowchart showing steps for an allocationtransaction in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 5B is an embodiment of a display of assets designated as availableand spendable in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 6 is an embodiment of main menu screen in an embodiment of theNever Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 7A is an embodiment of transaction screen for a withdrawal in anembodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 7B is an embodiment of an entered transaction for a withdrawal withexample data in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 7C is an embodiment of a withdrawal notification in an embodimentof the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 7D is an embodiment of a flowchart showing steps for an allocationtransaction for a withdrawal in an embodiment of the Never Red Registerof the present invention;

FIG. 7E is an embodiment of a capture transaction screen in anembodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 7F is an embodiment of a display of assets designated as availableand spendable in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 8A is an embodiment of a display of a balance screen to reviewassets designated as available and spendable with the most recenttransactions in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 8B is an embodiment of a sub-value indicator account balance screenin an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 9A is an embodiment of a withdrawal transaction with example datain an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 9B is an embodiment of a flowchart showing the sub-value indicatoraccount balance screen before and after the withdrawal transaction ofFIG. 9A in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 9C is an embodiment of a sub-value indicator account balance screenin an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 10A is an embodiment of transaction screen for a deposit in anembodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 10B is an embodiment of an entered transaction with example datafor a deposit in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 10C is an embodiment of a deposit notification in an embodiment ofthe Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 10D is an embodiment of a flowchart showing steps for an allocationtransaction for a deposit in an embodiment of the Never Red Register ofthe present invention;

FIG. 10E is an embodiment of a display of assets designated as availableand spendable in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 11A is an embodiment of a display of a balance screen to reviewassets designated as available and spendable with the most recenttransactions in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 11B is an embodiment of a sub-value indicator account balancescreen in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 12A is an embodiment of a deposit transaction with example data inan embodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 12B is an embodiment of a flowchart showing the sub-value indicatoraccount balance screen before and after the deposit transaction of FIG.12A in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 12C is an embodiment of a sub-value indicator account balancescreen in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 13A is an embodiment of transaction screen for a transfer in anembodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 13B is an embodiment of an entered transaction with example datafor a transfer in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 13C is an embodiment of a transfer notification in an embodiment ofthe Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 13D is an embodiment of a transfer warning in an embodiment of theNever Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 13E is an embodiment of a flowchart showing steps for an allocationtransaction for a transfer in an embodiment of the Never Red Register ofthe present invention;

FIG. 13F is an embodiment of a display of assets designated as availableand spendable in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 13G is an embodiment of a display of a balance screen to reviewassets designated as available and spendable with the most recenttransactions in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 13H is an embodiment of a sub-value indicator account balancescreen in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 14A is an embodiment of a transfer transaction entered with exampledata in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 14B is an embodiment of a flowchart showing the sub-value indicatoraccount balance screen before and after the transfer transaction of FIG.14A in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 14C is an embodiment of a sub-value indicator account balancescreen in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 15A is an embodiment of transaction screen for a transfer in anembodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 15B is an embodiment of an entered transaction with example datafor a transfer in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 15C is an embodiment of a transfer notification in an embodiment ofthe Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 15D is an embodiment of a transfer warning in an embodiment of theNever Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 15E is an embodiment of a flowchart showing steps for an allocationtransaction for a transfer in an embodiment of the Never Red Register ofthe present invention;

FIG. 15F is an embodiment of a display of assets designated as availableand spendable in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 15G is an embodiment of a display of a balance screen to reviewassets designated as available and spendable with the most recenttransactions in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 15H is an embodiment of a sub-value indicator account balancescreen in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 16A is an embodiment of a transfer transaction with example data inan embodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 16B is an embodiment of a flowchart showing the sub-value indicatoraccount balance screen before and after the transfer transaction of FIG.16A in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 16C is an embodiment of a sub-value indicator account balancescreen in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIGS. 17A-17D are embodiments of statements showing the balance ofaccounts in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 18 is an embodiment of a settings menu in an embodiment of theNever Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 19 is an embodiment of a settings screen to designate assets forallocation to a retirement account in an embodiment of the Never RedRegister of the present invention;

FIG. 20A is an embodiment of a flowchart showing the allocation steps todesignate assets to a retirement account in an embodiment of the NeverRed Register of the present invention;

FIG. 20B is an embodiment of a display of assets designated as availableand spendable in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 20C is an embodiment of a display of a balance screen to reviewassets designated as available, spendable and as allocated to aretirement account with the most recent transactions in an embodiment ofthe Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 21A is an embodiment of a deposit transaction with example dataentered with an allocation to the retirement account of FIG. 20A in anembodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 21B is an embodiment of a flowchart showing the sub-value indicatoraccount balance screen before and after the deposit transaction of FIG.20A in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 21C is an embodiment of a sub-value indicator account balancescreen in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIGS. 22A-22E are embodiments of statements showing the balance ofaccounts in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 23A is an embodiment of a settings menu in an embodiment of theNever Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 23B is an embodiment of an account settings menu in an embodimentof the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 24A is an embodiment of an add account settings screen in anembodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 24B is an embodiment of an add account settings screen with exampledata in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 24C is an embodiment of a flowchart showing the allocation steps inentering a transaction for a transfer from one account to anotheraccount in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 24D is an embodiment of a display of assets designated as availableand spendable in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 24E is an embodiment of a display of a balance screen to reviewassets within an account designated as available, spendable and asallocated to a retirement account and assets within an accountdesignated as available and spendable with the most recent transactionsof the accounts in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of thepresent invention;

FIG. 24F is an embodiment of a sub-value indicator account balancescreen in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 25A is an embodiment of add account settings in an embodiment ofthe Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 25B is an embodiment of add drawer settings to an account in anembodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 25C is an embodiment of add drawer settings to an account withexample data in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 25D is an embodiment of a flowchart showing the allocation stepsfor a withdrawal transaction from an account that has a drawer accountassociated with the account in an embodiment of the Never Red Registerof the present invention;

FIG. 25E is an embodiment of a display of a balance screen to reviewassets designated as available, spendable, and as allocated to aretirement account in one account and as available, spendable and asallocated to a drawer account in another account with the most recenttransactions of the accounts in an embodiment of the Never Red Registerof the present invention;

FIG. 25F is an embodiment of a sub-value indicator account balancescreen in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 26 is an embodiment of an account deletion screen in an embodimentof the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 27 is an embodiment of a drawer deletion screen in an embodiment ofthe Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 28 is an embodiment of an account name change screen in anembodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 29A is an embodiment of a goal settings screen in an embodiment ofthe Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 29B is an embodiment of a goal settings screen with example data inan embodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 29C is an embodiment of a goal status notification in an embodimentof the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 29D is an embodiment of a goal completion notification in anembodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 30A is an embodiment of a display of a balance screen to reviewassets designated as available, spendable and as allocated to retirementaccounts, drawer accounts, and goal accounts with the most recenttransactions of the accounts in an embodiment of the Never Red Registerof the present invention;

FIG. 30B is an embodiment of a savings settings screen with example datain an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 30C is an embodiment of a flowchart showing the allocation stepsfor a transfer transaction from an account to a goal account, aspendable account and a drawer account that are all associated with theaccount in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 30D is an embodiment of a flowchart showing the allocation stepsfor a deposit transaction to an account that has a retirement accountwith a drawer account associated with the retirement account and thathas a spendable account with a drawer account associated with thespendable account in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of thepresent invention;

FIG. 31A is an embodiment of an allocation notification in an embodimentof the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 31B is a further embodiment of an allocation notification in anembodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 31C is a still further embodiment of an allocation notification inan embodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 32 is an embodiment of a flowchart showing the allocation steps fora deposit transaction to an account that has a retirement account withtwo drawer accounts associated with the retirement account and that hasa spendable account with a drawer account associated with the spendableaccount in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 33A is an embodiment of settings for a retirement account withexample data in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 33B is an embodiment of a transfer notification in an embodiment ofthe Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 34A is an embodiment of settings for a retirement account withexample data in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 34B is an embodiment of a display of a balance screen to reviewassets designated as available, spendable and as allocated to retirementaccounts, drawer accounts, and goal accounts with the most recenttransactions of the accounts in an embodiment of the Never Red Registerof the present invention;

FIG. 34C is an embodiment of a savings settings screen with example datain an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 35A is an embodiment of a flowchart showing the allocation stepsfor a deposit transaction to an account that has a retirement accountwith two drawer accounts associated with the retirement account, withone of the drawer accounts being associated with a spendable account andthe spendable account has a different drawer account associated with thespendable account in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of thepresent invention;

FIG. 35B is an embodiment of a display of a balance screen to reviewassets designated as available, spendable and as allocated to retirementaccounts, drawer accounts, and goal accounts with the most recenttransactions of the accounts in an embodiment of the Never Red Registerof the present invention;

FIG. 36A is an embodiment of an account settings screen in an embodimentof the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 36B is an embodiment of a calendar option screen in an embodimentof the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 37A is an embodiment of calendar item list screen with example datain an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 37B is an embodiment of an add calendar item screen in anembodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 38A is an embodiment of an add calendar item screen with exampledata in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 38B is an embodiment of calendar item addition notification in anembodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 39A is an embodiment of calendar item list screen with example datain an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 39B is an embodiment of calendar item removal notification in anembodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 40A is an embodiment of a calendar option screen in an embodimentof the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 40B is an embodiment of calendar sync notification in an embodimentof the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 41A is an embodiment of calendar item list screen with example datain an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 41B is an embodiment of pay day reminder notification in anembodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 42A is an embodiment of pay day reminder notification in anembodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 42B is an embodiment of calendar payment logged notification in anembodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 43A is an embodiment of pay day reminder notification in anembodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 43B is an embodiment of calendar payment due notification in anembodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 44A is an embodiment of insufficient funds alert in an embodimentof the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 44B is an embodiment of a flowchart showing the allocation stepsfor a transfer transaction to cover insufficient funds in an accountthat has a spendable account, a goal account and a drawer accountassociated with the account in an embodiment of the Never Red Registerof the present invention;

FIGS. 45A-45G are embodiments of statements showing the balance ofaccounts in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 46A is an embodiment of an add account settings screen with exampledata for a credit card account in an embodiment of the Never RedRegister of the present invention;

FIG. 46B is an embodiment of pay off goal screen with example data in anembodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 47A is an embodiment of a flowchart showing the allocation steps insetting up a credit card account and the creation of sub-valueindicators to prevent overage charges in an embodiment of the Never RedRegister of the present invention;

FIG. 47B is an embodiment of a display of assets designated asavailable, spendable and available to charge on a credit card in anembodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 48 is an embodiment of main menu screen in an embodiment of theNever Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 49 is an embodiment of enter charge screen with example data in anembodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 50A is an embodiment of a flowchart showing the allocation steps inentering a charge in a credit card account in an embodiment of the NeverRed Register of the present invention;

FIG. 50B is an embodiment of a display of assets designated asavailable, spendable and available to charge on a credit card in anembodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 51 is an embodiment of enter payment screen with example data in anembodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 52A is an embodiment of a flowchart showing the allocation steps inentering a payment in a credit card account in an embodiment of theNever Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 52B is an embodiment of a display of assets designated asavailable, spendable and available to charge on a credit card in anembodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 53A is an embodiment of a display of a balance screen to reviewassets designated as available, spendable, and as allocated to aretirement account in one account with the spendable account having agoal account and assets allocated as available to charge within a creditcard account with the most recent transactions of the accounts in anembodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 53B is an embodiment of a flowchart showing the allocation steps inentering a payment from one account to a credit card account in anembodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 54A is an embodiment of a sub-value indicator account balancescreen in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of the presentinvention;

FIG. 54B is an embodiment of a flowchart showing the sub-value indicatoraccount balance in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of thepresent invention;

FIG. 55A is an embodiment of a sync settings screen in an embodiment ofthe Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 55B is an embodiment of a sync device removal notification in anembodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 56A is an embodiment of a wearable device with a display of assetsdesignated as available and spendable in an embodiment of the in anembodiment of the Never Red Register of the present invention;

FIG. 56B is an embodiment of a wearable device with a pin code displayfor secure access in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of thepresent invention;

FIG. 57A is an embodiment of automated entering of transactions using amobile payment system in an embodiment of the Never Red Register of thepresent invention; and

FIG. 57B is an embodiment of automated entering of transactions using amobile payment system implemented on a wearable device with a pin codedisplay for secure access in an embodiment of the Never Red Register ofthe present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

As shown in FIG. 1, there is illustrated an embodiment of a user device1 in the form of a smart phone or tablet computer that comprises one ormore computer processors and other computational circuitry 3 that iscoupled to a user interface 5 and to one or more data storage systems 7for implementing the Never Red Register 10 that may be implementedwithin a software application using computational algorithms totransform data and provide concrete useful results. The computationalcircuitry 3 operable and comprising instructions includingadministrative controls, configuration files, notifications, andtransactional components of the Never Red Register 10 to access,transmit, receive and display data, perform transactional alterations ofthe data, develop transformed content and alert a user to changes in thetransformed content including the attainment of predetermined goals andtimelines. The Never Red Register 10 may be used with any computationalcircuitry 3 used on any electronic processing system within a digitaldevice such as found in digital communications devices, smart phones,cellular phones and other mobile devices, home computers, laptopcomputers, tablet computers, or any other system for the processing ofdigital data.

In a first embodiment, the Never Red Register 10 may be offered as adownloadable software application through a wired or wireless connection6 to the internet 8 to a single user device 1. Access to the Never RedRegister 10 may be through a secure login using a password or pin numberfor example to view the Never Red Register 10. All data and contentstored within the user device 1 is encrypted and the transfer of dataand content may in a first embodiment be restricted requiringadministrative privileges and authorization to transmit the content ofthe Never Red Register 10 to another digital device. Access to user dataand transformed content in this first embodiment may therefore belimited to the user interface 5 of the user device 1. In this waycontent is secure and accessible only to a user having the appropriatepassword or pin, so that the financial information of the user is secureand only accessible on the specific user device 1. The computationalcircuitry 3 of the user device 1 shown in FIG. 1 is provided for thepurpose of illustrating this first embodiment. However, the operationand implementation of the Never Red Register 10 is not limited to thisfirst embodiment and in further embodiments the Never Red Register 10may be implemented and encrypted data may be transferred through one ofmore intranet or internet connections 6.

In a further embodiment as shown in FIG. 2, the Never Red Register 10may be integrated within a network through a wired or wirelessconnection 6 to transfer data and transformed content between one ormore digital devices. The Never Red Register 10 may be implementedthrough a network having one or more server computers 9 or other digitaldevices that include computational circuitry 3 including amicroprocessor-based unit 11 and memory 13 for receiving and processingdata and content associated with the Never Red Register 10 implementedthrough software applications stored and operable on the digital device.The Never Red Register 10 may be built using a combination of HTML, CSS,Java Script, JQuery, and PHP or other software languages where thoseskilled in the art will readily recognize that the equivalent of suchsoftware may also be constructed in computer, electrical andcommunications hardware. The Never Red Register 10 includes acommunications interface 15, code related to software applications 17,one or more databases 19 and administrative tools 21. The communicationsinterface 15 may be an email or text messaging server to transmitmessages and notifications to users of the Never Red Register 10. Theadministrative tools 21 set prioritize access and features to usersbased on requirements of use. An encryption module 23 secures datarecords 25 in an encrypted format that is accessible only to user'shaving appropriate administrative privileges, and matching login andpassword or pin codes to open the Never Red Register 10 and access thedata and transformed content. The data recorded may include userinformation, descriptive account information, statements of cash totalswithin each account and other information that may be accessible to someor all users as determined by settings for administrative accessestablished for each user using the administrative tools 21. The NeverRed Register 10 may be subscription based and if a user fails to maketimely payments, their access to the Never Red Register 10 may beterminated using the administrative tools 21. Because data manipulationalgorithms and systems are well known, the present descriptionemphasizes algorithms and features forming part of, or cooperating moredirectly with the method and hardware of the presently disclosedinvention. General features of databases, digital communicationsdevices, email, text messaging and computerized systems are likewisewell known, and the present description is generally limited to thoseaspects directly related to the method and related hardware of theinvention. Other aspects of such algorithms and apparatus, and hardwareand/or software for producing and otherwise processing the data andtransforming the content involved therewith, not specifically shown ordescribed herein may be selected from such systems, algorithms,components, and elements known in the art.

Implementation of the Never Red Register 10 may be in conjunction withone or more database management systems (DBMS) such as Oracle, IBM DB2,Microsoft SQL Server, PostageSQL, MySQL, or others using widelysupported database languages such as SQL to define and manipulate dataand perform data queries. Other aspects of such algorithms andapparatus, and hardware and/or software for producing and otherwiseprocessing the data involved therewith, not specifically shown ordescribed herein may be selected from any such systems, algorithms,components, and elements known in the art. The software application andcomputer platform may be hosted on a SSL, SSL 256, SHTTP bit securedserver as a fully redundant data center. The platform may have multiplelevels of security and layers of redundancy built in to make sure thatall data and user information is secured and not open to the public.Data replication and redundancy may be performed automatically and allservers may be secured in optimal conditions. The implementation mayfurther provide synchronization of local and remote desktop clientsusing virtual machine check in and check out operations to maintainaccess to the most recently updated local or remote copies that reflectuser changes to software programs and accessed data files.

In each context, the invention may be stand alone or may be a componentof a larger system solution. Furthermore, user interfaces 5, e.g., theinput, the digital processing, the display to a user, the input of userrequests or processing instructions, the output, can each be on the sameor different devices and physical locations, and communication betweenthe devices and locations can be via public or private networkconnections, or media based communication. Where consistent with theforegoing disclosure of the present invention, aspects of the method ofthe invention can be fully automatic, may have user input (be fully orpartially manual), may have user or operator review to accept/reject theresult, or may be assisted by data or metadata (data or metadata thatmay be user supplied, supplied by another computer program or databasefrom a different application or determined by an algorithm). Moreover,the algorithm(s) may interface with a variety of workflow user interface5 schemes.

The Never Red Register 10 of the present invention may be implementedthrough application software 17 downloaded to the server 9 and/or as aweb-native software application delivery model or SaaS (Software as aService) to be hosted and operated as an on-demand computing servicesuch as a cloud or shared resource database through a web browser usingthe internet 8 through an internet connection 6. The Never Red Register10 may include policies and protocols in cloud description language(CDL) and domain specific languages (DSL) for this implementation tomanage and monitor secure access and system usage to one or more domainsto provide multiple virtual servers 2 with each server serving one ormore instantiations of the Never Red Register 10. In some embodiments,security of the virtual server 2 is provided by having a separatevirtual server 2 setup for each user which may be an individual or abusiness with each having using a unique domain name that may be activesolely based on administrative controls and adherence to use and paymentrequirements, and may be immediately deactivated at any time. Eachvirtual server 2 has data storage where unique data records 25 specificto the individual or business are secured. The Never Red Register 10 anddata records 25 may in some embodiments be accessed through a singledigital device with restrictions on data and content transfer or beaccessible through one or more digital devices such as a computer system27 separate from the user device 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the computersystem 27 may include a user interface 5 through a monitor 29, keyboard31, and mouse 33 and an output device such as a printer 35 to print outbank statements and other information from the Never Red Register 10 asdesired by the user. Other input and output devices such as a touchscreen may also be used to access, operate, enter and review data usingthe Never Red Register 10. At all times, the transactional data andtransformed content of the user or business is protected fromunauthorized access and copying through the secure management andencryption protocols of the Never Red Register 10. The Never RedRegister 10 may further provide a backup of the data and transformedcontent of the user or business to a storage unit to provide a record ofthe stored transactions to the user or business when the Never RedRegister 10 is inactivated. The data may be stored in an unencryptedformat or an encryption code may be provided to access the data forreview, but features of the Never Red Register 10 to transform ormanipulate the data may not be provided.

Components of the user interface 5 provide visually to the usertransactional data that has been subject to transformations using theNever Red Register 10 of the present invention implemented oncomputational circuitry 3 of one or more computer systems. The userinterface 5 can be a monitor 29, a tablet computer, or other visualcomputer screen or graphical user interface (GUI) a printer 35 or otherdigital device that provides a visual or other type representation of afinal output from the computational circuitry 3 of the digital device.The user interface 5 can also be an output device that provides thetransactional data as a digital file. The microprocessor-based unit 11provides means for processing the transactional data to produce readilydiscernible, informational and organized images and data on the intendeduser interface 5 or media. The present invention can be used with avariety of other output devices that can include, but are not limitedto, a digital photographic printer and soft copy display. Those skilledin the art will recognize that the present invention is not limited tojust these mentioned data processing functions.

The server computer 9 shown in FIG. 2 can store computer programs byhaving a program stored in an internal or external computer readablestorage medium 7, which may include, for example: magnetic storage mediasuch as a magnetic disk or magnetic tape; optical storage media such asan optical disc, optical tape, or machine-readable bar code; solid stateelectronic storage devices such as random-access memory (RAM), read onlymemory (ROM) or flash memory or other data storage devices. Theassociated computer programs may be stored locally and or remotely on avirtual machine (VM) or data center using any other physical device ormedium employed to store a computer program indicated by offline memorydevice. For example, the method can be performed using a systemincluding one or more digital communications devices and/or one or morepersonal computer systems 27. One or more digital devices may beconnected wirelessly, using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular, radio-frequencyand other bandwidths for communication between digital devices, and itis to be appreciated that such devices can be mobile devices (e.g.,iPod, iPad, tablet computer, notebook, laptop, smart phone, or cellphone that can be used as a processing unit, a display unit, and/or aunit to give processing instructions), and access to the Never RedRegister 10 may be offered as a service through a network connection 6via the internet 8.

To initially setup an embodiment of the Never Red Register 10, the usercreates a pin code to restrict access to users that know the pin code.As shown in FIG. 3A, the Create Pin 12 screen for the Never Red Register10 provides for the user a number keypad 14 to enter a pin code that maybe of any sequence and length but preferably a pin code of between fourand twelve digits to be easily remembered by the user. When firstopening the Never Red Register 10, the user selects a pin code andselects the Create Pin 16 key that encrypts and stores the pin codewithin the administrative tools 21 to be associated with the user toallow access to the Never Red Register 10 on the user device 1. If theuser makes a mistake when creating their pin code, they may select theCancel 18 key to reset the keypad 14 and then create their pin code.

Additional user information including a login name, password, email,personal question or other information specific to the user may beentered by the user or captured and stored by the Never Red Register 10from the user device 1 during the download to provide information forthe user to take steps to recover or recreate the pin code if necessary.Settings features within the Never Red Register 10 further provide forthe user to change or delete their pin code if desired. After theinitial setup, the Never Red Register Start 20 screen prompts the userto enter their pin code to open the Never Red Register 10. In otherembodiments, the user may gain access to the Never Red Register 10 byentering a login name and password, by answering a personal question, orby using other methods known in the art to securely access a softwareapplication. In some embodiments, the user may simply select an icon andthe Never Red Register 10 will be accessible without a requirement for apin code or password. This may be a preference for the user, since whilethe Never Red Register 10 provides financial information, preferredembodiments of the software do not provide communication or access toassets or funds within the user's actual bank account, so transactionsthat involve the deposit, withdrawal or transfer of actual assets orfunds in the form of cash money are performed separately from the NeverRed Register 10. In such preferred embodiments, the Never Red Register10 provides allocation and tracking of funds and allows for financialgoal setting, notification and alerts when financial goals are met, butthe user must then take steps to move assets or funds between accountsor withdraw funds from their actual bank account when alerted.

Once the pin code has been created the Never Red Register 10 is accessedas shown in the Never Red Register Start 20 screen in FIG. 3B byentering the pin code in the keypad 14 and selecting the Enter Pin 22key. If the pin code is entered incorrectly, the Cancel 18 key may beselected to reset the keypad 14 and have the user reenter the pin code.Once the pin code has been confirmed, the Initial Setup 24 screenlaunches, prompting the User for the information needed to begin runningthe Never Red Register 10. As shown in FIG. 4A, the user must firstenter information regarding their actual bank account, for example anoperating account for a business that receives deposits in revenue fromsales and makes withdrawals to pay overhead expenses, or as anotherexample, a checking account for an individual that receives depositsfrom the user's paycheck and makes withdrawals to pay cost of living andentertainment expenses. The user may in some embodiments make transfersfrom the checking account to for example a savings account to save forvacation, retirement or costly tangible items such as wedding ring, car,or boat. Each individual or business may have their financial habits andmethods of tracking their finances, but regardless of these, the NeverRed Register 10 teaches structure and commitment to better understandsavings, expenditures and achieving financial goals.

The Initial Setup 24 screen, as shown in FIG. 4A, prompts the user toenter information on their actual bank account referred to herein as theMoney Bin Account 26. The Money Bin Account Type 28, an Account Name 30,and the Actual Balance 32 is entered. An Interest Rate 34 toggle buttonmay be selected as “On” if the account provides interest and theinterest rate may be entered. An important feature of the Never RedRegister 10 is the prevention of overdrawing the account and thereforeprovides the benefit to the user of not ever having to pay bankoverdraft charges or possible monthly service charge fees if the userfollows the indicators provided by the Never Red Register 10. In theWhat is the Minimum Balance that your bank requires for this account? 36prompt the user enters a cash value of the minimum balance that must bein the account to prevent monthly fees. Alternatively, the amount of anoverage charge for withdrawing more funds than are available in theaccount may be entered. The amount entered is the Never Red Number 38which is subtracted from the entered Actual Balance 32. If no minimumbalance is required in the account, an amount of $1.00 will be enteredas a default amount to prevent the Actual Balance 32 from going belowzero.

Another important feature of the present invention is the Say Go GreenAccount 86 which as described herein is “free spending money” that maybe spent without impacting budgets or financial goals. As shown in FIG.4A, a Say Go Green Savings Prompt 40 that asks the user for an amount tobe entered for spending is provided. The amount is an amount chosen bythe user for the initial balance 42 of the Say Go Green Account 86 forthe user to designate a portion of their Money Bin Account 26 as freespending money. The Say Go Green Transactional Allocation 46 promptallows the user to enter an amount that is referred to herein as the SayGo Green Transactional Allocation 46. In embodiments of the Never RedRegister 10, the Say Go Green Transactional Allocation 46 is an amountset aside whenever a transaction such as a deposit, transfer orwithdrawal of assets is performed within the Money Bin (or othersettings specified?) Account 26 in order to build savings and achievefinancial goals as described herein. A Percent or Exact Amount 48 togglebutton provides for the Say Go Green Transactional Allocation 46 to beset as a percentage of the transaction amount such as a percentage of adeposit, transfer or withdrawal amount, or be set as an exact amount tobe set aside during a transaction. If a percentage is chosen a warningmay be provided if a user exceeds a certain percentage such as 10% sincethe transfer of funds to the Say Go Green Account 86 will add upquickly. As a result, a lower percentage may be recommended depending onthe user's income. The Say Go Green Transactional Allocation 46 has adefault setting of $1.00 if the user does not enter an amount. A StartSaving! 70 key may be selected to save the account and transactionalallocation information.

A Settings 52 screen as shown in FIG. 4B provides to the user options toadjust the Say Go Green Settings 54 to change the amount of the Say GoGreen Transactional Allocation 46 or make changes to the Say Go GreenAccount Balance 42. Other settings may be provided to change Colors &Fonts 56, change Sounds 58, Change PIN 60 to change the access pin code,adjust Social Media Settings 62 or change an email address that is usedto Email Spreadsheets 64 showing account balances within the Never RedRegister 10. The Sounds settings 58 may for example provide for a cashregister ringing sound or the dropping of coins during a transaction toindicate to the user that funds are being allocated to their financialgoals or have other sounds for each transaction as desired andconfigured by the user with a volume setting to adjust the level ofsound. Using the Colors & Fonts Settings 56, the font color, backgroundcolor, colors of keys and buttons, and other personalization options forthe screens of the Never Red Register 10 may be configured by the user.

A Currency Settings 66 option may be provided to enter a type ofcurrency and a currency interval to be used to round down or round upfrom a transactional amount to determine a rounded down or rounded-upamount. For example, if the currency is entered as US dollars, thecurrency interval is entered by default as one dollar. A rounded-upamount is determined by adding an amount to a transactional amount toreach the currency interval, such as by adding 59 cents to atransactional amount of $385.41 to determine a transactional amount of$386.00. A rounded down remainder is determined by subtracting an amountfrom the transactional amount to reach the currency interval, such assubtracting 62 cents from a transactional amount of $89.62 to determinea transactional amount of $89.00. The rounded down or rounded-up amountmay then be allocated to spending or financial goals using the Never RedRegister 10.

As shown in FIG. 4C and in the flow chart in FIG. 4D, once theinformation is entered in the initial setup 24 screen, the Start Saving!70 key may be selected to save the account and transactional allocationinformation. In this example, the Account Type 28 has been entered as aChecking Account and the Account Name 30 has been entered as“Checkbook”. The Actual Balance 32 for the Checking Money Bin Account 78has been entered as $548.73 and Interest Rate 34 toggle button has beenselected and a 1.2% interest rate 72 has been entered. A How Often 74prompt provides for entering the frequency of when the interest rate 72is calculated. The Never Red Register 10 will adjust the Actual Balance32 based on the interest rate 72 and frequency entered 74. The Never RedNumber 38 is entered by the user as the minimum account balance requiredby the financial institution to prevent the user from paying overagecharges. The Never Red Number 38 in this example is $50 and an initialbalance 42 for the Say Go Green account of $20 which are assetsdesignated as spending money is entered in this example in an amount of$20. The Say Go Green Transactional Allocation 46 is entered or set forexample at a default amount of $1.00. The Start Saving! 70 button isselected to initialize and add these saved settings into the Never RedRegister 10.

As shown in FIG. 4E, by selecting the Start Saving! 70 button, theaccount information entered about the user's bank account and allocationsettings is stored and a sub-value indicator that is referred to hereinas the Granite Sum 80 is displayed in the Granite Sums 76 screen. Inthis embodiment, a user's actual bank account, referred to herein as aMoney Bin Account 78, is the initial account that the user will managetransactions based on the allocations and recommendations made using theNever Red Register 10. As described herein, the Never Red Register 10 inthis embodiment does not require communication or control of the user'sbank account and instead manages assets based on entries made by theuser. The Granite Sums 76 screen as shown in FIG. 4E provides theAccount Name 30 that is “Checkbook” of the Money Bin Account 78 and thesub-value indicator or Granite Sum 80 that in this example has a balanceof $498.73. As shown in FIG. 4F, the Granite Sum 80 is equal to theActual Balance 32 of $548.73 of the user's actual bank account, minusthe Never Red Number 38 of $50.00. The Never Red Number 38 is theminimum balance required by the user's actual bank account to avoidoverage charges or monthly fees.

As shown in FIG. 5A, using the Never Red Register 10, the initialspending balance 42 of the Say Go Green Account 86 is withdrawn from theGranite Sum Account 80 and deposited to the Say Go Green Account 86which invokes a deposit transaction in the Never Red Register 10. In afirst embodiment, for a deposit transaction the Never Red Register 10determines a Granite Sum Remainder 82 by providing instructions toimplement a Currency Interval Function 83 and a Say Go Green Function86. Within the Never Red Register 10, the Currency Settings 66 areentered for the type of currency being used and a currency intervalprovides for a Currency Interval Function 83 to determine one of eithera rounded-up amount or rounded down remainder based on the type oftransaction. One of either the rounded down remainder or rounded-upamount referred to herein as the Currency Interval Allocation 85 isallocated when a transaction within the Money Bin Account 78 isperformed. The Never Red Register 10 invokes the Currency IntervalFunction 83 by providing instructions to implement the Say Go GreenTransactional Allocation Function 84 when a transaction within the MoneyBin Account 78 is performed. In this example, the transaction ofdepositing the Say Go Green Account Initial Balance 42 from the GraniteSum Account 80 triggers the Say Go Green Function 84 which implementsthe Currency Interval Function 83. Based on settings in the Never RedRegister 10, if for example the transaction is a deposit, the Say GoGreen Account Initial Balance 42 is withdrawn from the Granite SumAccount 80 leaving a Granite Sum Remainder 82. The Currency IntervalFunction 83 determines a Currency Interval Allocation 85 by roundingdown Granite Sum Remainder 82. The Say Go Green Function 84 thenwithdraws the Say Go Green Transactional Allocation 46 from the GraniteSum Remainder 82 and allocates Currency Interval Allocation 85 and theSay Go Green Transactional Allocation 46 to the Say Go Green Account 86thereby increasing the spendable assets of the user. In this example,the Currency Interval Allocation 85 of $0.73 and the Say Go GreenTransactional Allocation 46 of $1.00 is withdrawn from the Granite SumRemainder 82 and deposited into the Say Go Green Account 86 to increasethe balance to $21.73. The Granite Sum Remainder 82 with the Say GoGreen Total Allocation 87 of $1.73 withdrawn is designated as availableassets that are stored within the Never Red Register 10 in an availableasset account referred to herein as the Forever Black Account 88. Asshown in the Quick Check 90 screen in FIG. 5B of the Never Red Register10, the user is provided with the Forever Black Account 88 balanceshowing assets designated as available in the Forever Black Account 88and assets designated as spendable in the Say Go Green Account 86 in theassociated Checkbook Money Bin Account 78. Spendable assets, in thisexample, indicate money that may be spent by a user without impactingtheir financial goals. In this way, a user may easily see and understandthat if they exceed their Say Go Green Account 86 balance, theiravailable balance and funds allocated to savings, retirement and theirfinancial goals will be affected. This may mean not enough money tocover expenses or simply less money will be allocated to savings,retirement and it will take longer for them to reach their financialgoals, all because they chose to spend more than was allocated forspending by the Never Red Register 10. The feature of automaticallyallocating money to spend for the user is very different from theinventions of the prior art that automate allocations for savings orretirement and that may provide to the user extrapolations of what theuser may do to achieve their financial goals, but not help them managetheir spending. Very differently than the prior art, the Never RedRegister 10 helps to affect a change in the financial habits of the userby providing them an amount to spend and then automatically allocatingadditional funds to that amount and to savings, retirement and financialgoals as transactions are performed within their actual bank account.The premise of invention of “Pay Yourself First” provides for a user tobetter learn spending habits by requiring the user to manage the fundsallocated for spending while automatically allocating funds to theuser's savings, retirement and financial goals. If the user exceedstheir Say Go Green Account 86 balance, their spending allotment, theNever Red Register 10 automatically allocates funds to the Say Go Greenaccount 86 when a transaction is performed to rebuild the available cashfor spending. By using the Never Red Register 10 and adhering to andspending less than the Say Go Green account 86 balance, the user willlearn to better manage their money. As described herein, the Never RedRegister 10 will also provide notifications and alerts as financialgoals are reached to provide incentive to the user to maintain theirgood financial habits.

As shown in FIG. 5B, the Quick Check 90 screen also provides access tothe Main Menu 50 for a user to log transactions that occur within theirbank account. In a first embodiment, the Never Red Register 10 isdownloaded to the user device 1 and transactions within the bank accountmust be entered by the user on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. Inother embodiments, the Never Red Register 10 provides a secure link andaccess to the user's bank account and each transaction is captured whenrecorded by the banking institution so that the user does not have toenter the transactional data. In another embodiment, the Never RedRegister 10 provides a calendar function to automatically enterwithdrawals, deposits, and transfers that are repetitive on for examplea weekly, bi-weekly, monthly or annual basis. While removing therequirement that the user enter the transactional information for thebank account may save time and resources particularly for a business, inthe preferred embodiment, by having the user enter the transactionaldata, they become more familiar with and gain an understanding of theirfinancial status which may help them to better achieve their financialgoals. To enter a financial transaction of the bank account a user mayselect the Main Menu 50 and from their bank statement, checkbook or areceipt provided from a purchase enter the information.

The Main Menu 50, as shown in FIG. 6, provides for the user to enter aWithdrawal 92, a Deposit 94, a Transfer 96, check a Balance 98, selectSettings 52 or Exit 100 the Main Menu 50. A user may select to enter awithdrawal transaction by selecting Withdrawal 92 from the Main Menu 50.In some embodiments, a withdrawal transaction may be automaticallyentered through a secure connection of the Never Red Register 10 withthe user's bank account. In other embodiments, as described herein theNever Red Register 10 may provide a calendar feature that may be setupto register a repetitive withdrawal such as the payment of rent ormortgage, or utility bill for the same amount on a weekly, biweekly,monthly, or yearly basis. Alternatively, using the calendar feature, theuser may be prompted on for example a monthly basis to enter the amountof a utility bill that may change from month to month.

As shown in FIG. 7A, when a user selects to enter a withdrawal theWithdrawal 92 screen prompts the user to enter the Withdrawal Date 102,the Withdrawal Account 104 that the withdrawal is being taken out of,the Withdrawal Description 106, and the Withdrawal Amount 108. Acalendar may be provided for the user to enter the date and pull-downmenus may provide a list of descriptions and the available accountsincluding for example the Checkbook Money Bin Account 78 for the user tochoose from. Using the Never Red Register calendar feature, the user maybe prompted to enter an amount for a withdrawal on a preset day or on aday of the month that is determined by the Never Red Register 10 to havea repetitive withdrawal such as for a utility bill. For a repetitivewithdrawal, the user may be prompted on the preset or predetermined Date102 with the Withdrawal Account 104 and the Withdrawal Description 106so that the user must only enter the Withdrawal Amount 108 which forexample for a utility bill may change from month to month. TheWithdrawal Amount 108 cannot exceed the balance of the WithdrawalAccount 104 and a notification is provided to the user if a WithdrawalAmount 108 entered is larger than the account balance. After theWithdrawal Date 102, Withdrawal Account 104, Withdrawal Description 106and Withdrawal Amount 108 are entered the user selects the Save! 110button. Alternatively, the user may select the Back 112 button to exitthe Withdrawal 92 screen without entering the withdrawal transaction. Asshown in FIG. 7B, when the Save! 110 button is selected, a WithdrawalSummary 114 of the withdrawal transaction as shown in FIG. 7C isprovided. The user may select Save 116 to enter the withdrawaltransaction or Cancel 118 to reenter the withdrawal information.

As shown in FIG. 7D, when the withdrawal transaction is entered, theNever Red Register 10 provides instructions for the computationalcircuitry 3 of the digital device to automatically implement the Say GoGreen Function 84 for a withdrawal which invokes the Currency IntervalFunction 83. The Currency Interval Function 83 determines the CurrencyInterval Allocation 85 as the Withdrawal Amount 108 rounded-up to theinterval of currency. The Currency Interval Allocation 85 and the Say GoGreen Transactional Allocation 46 are withdrawn from the WithdrawalAccount 104 and deposited into the Say Go Green Account 86. The TotalWithdrawal Amount 122 of the Withdrawal Amount 108 and the Say Go GreenTotal Allocation 87 of the combined sum of the Currency IntervalAllocation 85 and the Say Go Green Transactional Allocation 46 iswithdrawn from the available balance of the Withdrawal Account 104.

In this example, the Forever Black Account 88 is the Withdrawal Account104 and the Withdrawal Amount 108 is $5.24. The Currency IntervalFunction 83 rounds-up the Withdrawal Amount 108 of $5.24 to determinethe Currency Interval Allocation 85 of $0.76. The Say Go Green Function84 withdraws the Currency Interval Allocation 85 of $0.76 and the Say GoGreen Transactional Allocation 46 set at $1.00 from the Forever BlackAccount 88 and deposits the Say Go Green Total Allocation 87 amount of$1.76 into the Say Go Green Account 86 to increase the balance to $23.49and decrease the Forever Black Account 88 to a balance of $470.00. Byentering the withdrawal transaction, the Never Red Register 10 hasprovided an indicator to the user of additional assets for the user tospend. In embodiments of the Never Red Register 10, instructions areimplemented to automatically enter transaction into a Money Bin Account26 to make use of the Never Red Register 10 more efficient. As shown inFIG. 7A, in some embodiments, the Never Red Register 10 provides aCapture Transaction 65 option that provides for a user take a picture offor example a receipt 67 in order to enter a transaction, as shown inFIG. 7E. The Capture 65 option when selected accesses the camera on thedigital device 1. The user points the camera at the receipt and takes apicture. The Never Red Register 10 may provide a Transaction Menu 69 forthe user to select the type of transaction that is being entered and anAmount 71 data entry box to type in the total value of the receipt 67.The picture 120 of the receipt 67 or other transactional item is savedwithin the Never Red Register 10 as a record of the transaction. AnAccept 73 button to save the transaction is also provided.Alternatively, the user may select the Cancel 18 button to not have thetransaction entered in the Never Red Register 10. In other embodiments,the Never Red Register 10 performs a text analysis of the picture andextracts data to enter for the transaction such as the information shownin FIG. 7B, the Date 102, Description 106 and Amount 108 to have thetransaction automatically entered from the picture 120 of the receipt67.

From the Quick Check 90 screen as shown in FIG. 7F, the user may selectthe Main Menu 50 key and select Balance 98 to review the accountbalances after the withdrawal transaction. The Balance 98 screen showsthe balances designated using the Never Red Register 10 as availableassets in the Forever Black Account 88 and as spendable assets in theSay Go Green Account 86 with the most recent transaction shown as thewithdrawal transaction that has been completed. As shown in FIG. 8A, thelast transaction showing the Total Withdrawal Amount 122 of −$7.00 isprovided with the Forever Black Account 88 balance. The Forever BlackAccount 88 balance has had $7.00 withdrawn which in this example isequal to the sum of the Withdrawal Amount 108, and the Say Go GreenTotal Allocation 87. The last transaction showing the Say Go Green TotalAllocation 87 amount of +$1.76 is provided with the Say Go Green Account86 balance which in this example is $23.49 with the deposit of the SayGo Green Total Allocation 87 which is the combined Currency IntervalAllocation 85 and Say Go Green Transactional Allocation 46. The GraniteSums 76 screen may be accessed and show that the Granite Sum Account 80balance displaying the sub-value indicator is equal to the sum of theForever Black Account 88 and Say Go Green Account 86 balances as shownin FIG. 8B. As shown in the Withdrawal 92 screen in FIG. 9A and flowchart in FIG. 9B, the Granite Sum Account 80 balance is equal to theGranite Sum Account 80 balance of $498.73 prior to the withdrawal minusthe Withdrawal Amount 108 of $5.24 for the new Granite Sum Account 80balance of $493.49 where the Withdrawal Amount 108 was the only amounttaken out of the balance of the user's actual bank account and while thetotal cash balances within the Never Red Register 10 reflect thiswithdrawal, the amount of the Say Go Green Transactional Allocation 46has been deposited into the Say Go Green Account 86 to designate aportion of the deposited assets as spendable thereby providing anindicator to the user that more is available for spending. By uniquelyproviding to the user a designated amount for spending, the Never RedRegister 10 designates the remaining assets to obligations andobjectives such as savings, retirement and other financial goals.

A user may also select to enter a deposit transaction by selectingDeposit 94 from the Main Menu 50. In some embodiments, a deposittransaction may be automatically entered through a secure connection ofthe Never Red Register 10 with the user's bank account. In otherembodiments, as described herein the Never Red Register 10 may provide acalendar feature that may be setup to register a repetitive deposit suchas a paycheck for the same amount on a weekly, biweekly, monthly, oryearly, etc. basis. Alternatively, the user may be prompted to enter theamount of their paycheck on a particular day for example on a weeklybasis. As shown in FIG. 10A, when a user selects to enter a Deposit 94,the user is prompted to enter the Deposit Date 124, the Deposit Account126 that the deposit is being put into, the Deposit Description 128, andthe Deposit Amount 130. A calendar may be provided for the user to enterthe date and pull-down menus may provide a list of descriptions and theavailable accounts including as an example the Checkbook Money BinAccount 78 for the user to choose from. Using the Never Red Registercalendar feature, the user may be prompted on a preset date or on a datepredetermined by the Never Red Register 10 to have a repetitive deposit.On that Date 124 the user must only enter the Deposit Amount 130 wherefor example for a paycheck the prompt provides the Deposit Account 126and Deposit Description 128 such as “Pay Day Deposit” for the user.After the Deposit Date 124, Deposit Account 126, Deposit Description 128and Deposit Amount 130 are entered the user selects the Deposit! 132 keyor button. Alternatively, the user may select the Back 112 key or buttonto exit the Deposit 94 screen without entering the deposit transaction.The values entered for an example deposit transaction are shown in FIG.10B. When the Deposit! 132 button is selected, a Deposit Summary 134 ofthe deposit transaction as shown in FIG. 10C is provided. The user mayselect Deposit 136 to enter the deposit transaction or Cancel 138 toreenter the deposit information.

As shown in FIG. 10D, when the deposit transaction is entered, the NeverRed Register 10 provides instructions for the computational circuitry 3of the digital device to automatically implement the Say Go GreenFunction 84 to invoke the Currency Interval Function 83 to determine aCurrency Interval Allocation 85. In this example, the Currency IntervalAllocation 85 is the Deposit Amount 130 rounded down to the interval ofcurrency. The Currency Interval Allocation 85 and the Say Go GreenTransactional Allocation 46 are withdrawn from the Deposit Amount 130and deposited into the Say Go Green Account 86. The Deposit Remainder142 with the Say Go Green Total Allocation 87 withdrawn is deposited tothe Deposit Account 126. In this example, for a Deposit Amount 130 of$276.53 the Currency Interval Allocation 85 is the rounded down amountof $0.53 and the Say Go Green Transactional Allocation 46 is set at$1.00 so the Say Go Green Total Allocation 87 is $1.53. The Say Go GreenTotal Allocation 87 of $1.53 is withdrawn from the Deposit Amount 130leaving a Deposit Remainder 142 of $275.00. The Deposit Remainder 142 of$275.00 is deposited into the Deposit Account 126 which in this exampleis the Forever Black Account 88 for a balance of $745.00. The Say GoGreen Total Allocation 87 of $1.53 is deposited into the Say Go GreenAccount 86 for a balance of $25.02. By entering the deposit transaction,the Never Red Register 10 has provided an indicator to the user ofadditional spendable assets within the Say Go Green Account 86.

The Quick Check 90 screen as shown in FIG. 10E shows the new balancesfor the Forever Black Account 88 and Say Go Green Account 86 after thedeposit transaction. The user may select Balance 98 from the Main Menu50 to review the account balances after the deposit transaction. Asshown in FIG. 11A, the last transaction showing the Deposit RemainderAmount 142 of +275.00 is provided with the Forever Black Account 88balance and the last transaction showing the Say Go Green TotalAllocation 87 in the amount of +$1.53 is provided with the Say Go GreenAccount 86 balance. As shown in FIG. 11B, the Granite Sums 76 screen maybe accessed and show that the Granite Sum Account 80 balance is equal tothe sum of the Forever Black Account 88 and Say Go Green Account 86balances. As shown in the Deposit 94 screen in FIG. 12A and flow chartin FIG. 12B, the Granite Sum Account 80 balance showing the sub-valueindicator is equal to $493.49 prior to the deposit transaction plus theDeposit Amount 130 of $276.53 for the new Granite Sum 80 balance of$770.02, as shown in FIG. 12C. The Deposit Amount 130 is added to thebalance of the user's actual bank account. Using the Say Go GreenFunction 84 assets that are designated as spendable are increased toindicate that more spending money is available for the user. Theremaining assets are designated as available to be designated to otherfinancial obligations and objectives such as savings, retirement andfinancial goals.

A user may also select to enter a transfer transaction to transfer fundsfrom one account to another by selecting Transfer 96 from the Main Menu50. As shown in FIG. 13A, when a user selects to enter a transfertransaction the Transfer 96 screen prompts the user to enter theTransfer Date 146, the Transfer From Account 148 that the transfer isbeing taken out of, the Transfer To Account 150, and the Transfer Amount152. A calendar may be provided for the user to enter the date andpull-down menus may provide a list of available accounts for the user tochoose from. The Transfer Amount 152 cannot exceed the balance of theTransfer From Account 148 and a notification is provided to the user ifa Transfer Amount 152 entered is larger than the Transfer From Account148 balance. After the Transfer Date 146, the Transfer From Account 148,the Transfer To Account 150 and the Transfer Amount 152 are entered, asshown in FIG. 13B, the user selects the Transfer! 154 button.Alternatively, the user may select the Back 112 button to exit theTransfer 96 screen without entering the transfer transaction. When theTransfer! 154 button is selected, a Transfer Summary 156 of the transfertransaction as shown in FIG. 13C is provided. The user may selectTransfer 158 to enter the transfer transaction or Cancel 160 to reenterthe transfer information. If the Transfer 158 option is selected aWarning Message 162 is displayed indicating that the amount to betransferred is more than the entered Transfer Amount 152 as shown inFIG. 13D. The transfer amount is more than the entered Transfer Amount152 because the Never Red Register 10 implements the Say Go GreenFunction 84 which increases the transfer amount as described herein. Theuser must select the Ok 164 key or button to complete the transfer orselect the Cancel 160 key or button to reenter or abort the transfertransaction.

As shown in FIG. 13E, in a first example the Transfer From Account 148is the Forever Black Account 88, the available assets, and the TransferTo Account 150 is the Say Go Green Account 86, the spendable assets.When the transfer transaction to transfer funds is entered, the NeverRed Register 10 provides instructions for the computational circuitry 3of the digital device to automatically implement the Say Go GreenFunction 84 for a withdrawal. The Say Go Green Function 84 invokes theCurrency Interval Function 83 to determine a Currency IntervalAllocation 85 as a rounded-up amount equal to the Transfer Amount 152rounded-up to the interval of currency. The Say Go Green Function 84determines a Total Transfer Amount 166 as the sum of Transfer Amount 152plus the Currency Interval Allocation 85 and the Say Go GreenTransactional Allocation 46. The Total Transfer Amount 166 is withdrawnfrom Transfer From Account 148 and deposited in the Transfer To Account150.

In this example, for a Transfer Amount 152 is $32.01 the Say Go GreenFunction 84 invokes the Currency Interval Function 83 to determine aCurrency Interval Allocation 85 of $0.99 by rounding-up the TransferAmount 152 to the interval of currency. The Say Go Green Function 84combines the Currency Interval Allocation 85 of $0.99 with Say Go GreenTransactional Allocation 46 of $1.00 for a Say Go Green Total Allocation87 of $1.99. The Say Go Green Total Allocation 87 of $1.99 is combinedwith the Transfer Amount 152 of $32.01 and a Total Transfer Amount 166of $34.00 is withdrawn from the Forever Black Account 88 leaving abalance of $711.00. The Total Transfer Amount 166 of $34.00 is depositedinto the Say Go Green Account 86 for a balance of $59.02. In thisexample funds were transferred from the available assets in the ForeverBlack Account 88 to the spendable assets in the Say Go Green Account 86and using the Say Go Green Function 84 additional assets are determinedand designated as spendable assets increasing the amount the user mayspend.

The Quick Check 90 screen as shown in FIG. 13F shows the new balancesfor the Forever Black Account 88 and Say Go Green Account 86 after thetransfer transaction. The user may select Balance 98 from the Main Menu50 to review the account balances after the transfer transaction. Asshown in FIG. 13G, the last transaction showing the Total TransferAmount 166 of −$34.00 that was withdrawn is provided with the ForeverBlack Account 88 balance. The last transaction showing the TotalTransfer Amount 166 of +$34.00 that was deposited is provided with theSay Go Green Account 86 balance which in this example is $59.02. TheGranite Sums 76 screen may be accessed and show that the Granite Sum 80balance is equal to the sum of the Forever Black Account 88 and Say GoGreen Account 86 balances as shown in FIG. 13H. As shown in the Transfer96 screen in FIG. 14A and flow chart in FIG. 14B, the Granite SumAccount 80 remains at a balance of $770.02, as shown in FIG. 14C,because the transfer was made internally within the Never Red Register10 not within the user's actual bank account and while the accountbalances within the Never Red Register 10 reflect this transfer from theForever Black Account 88 to the Say Go Green Account 86 to designatemore assets as spendable, the user's actual bank account balance is thesame before and after the transfer transaction.

In another example, a transfer transaction is entered with the Say GoGreen Account 86, the spendable assets, as the Transfer From Account 148and the Forever Black Account 88, the available assets, as the TransferTo Account 150 by selecting Transfer 96 from the Main Menu 50. As shownin FIG. 15A, the Transfer 96 screen prompts the user to enter theTransfer Date 146, the Transfer From Account 148 that the transfer isbeing taken out of, the Transfer To Account 150, and the Transfer Amount152. The Transfer From Account 148 is entered in this example as the SayGo Green Account 86, the Transfer To Account 150 is entered as theForever Black Account 88 and the Transfer Amount 152 is entered as$12.10, as shown in FIG. 15B. When the Transfer! 154 button is selected,a Transfer Summary 156 of the transfer transaction as shown in FIG. 15Cis provided. The user may select Transfer 158 to enter the transfertransaction or Cancel 160 to reenter the transfer information. If theTransfer 158 option is selected a Warning Message 162 is displayedindicating that the amount to be transferred is less than the enteredTransfer Amount 152, as shown in FIG. 15D. The user must select the Ok164 button to complete the transfer or select the Cancel 160 key toreenter or abort the transfer transaction.

As shown in FIG. 15E, when the transfer transaction to transfer fundsfrom the Say Go Green Account 86 to the Forever Black Account 88 isentered, the Never Red Register 10 provides instructions for thecomputational circuitry 3 of the digital device to automaticallyimplement the Say Go Green Function 84 for a deposit even though fundsare being withdrawn from the Say Go Green Account 86. This is becausethe Say Go Green Account 86 is designated as a spendable asset accountwith any type of transaction invoking the Say Go Green Function 84. Inorder to always “Pay the user first” and retain a portion designated asspendable assets any withdrawal from the spendable asset account isreduced by the Say Go Green Function 84. In performing the transfertransaction, the Say Go Green Function 84 invokes the Currency IntervalFunction 83 to determine a Currency Interval Allocation 85 as therounded-down remainder equal to the Transfer Amount 152 rounded down tothe interval of currency. The Say Go Green Function 84 withdraws fromthe Transfer Amount 152 the Currency Interval Allocation 85 and the SayGo Green Transactional Allocation 46 and deposits a Total TransferAmount 166 that is less than the original Transfer Amount 152, therebyretaining the Say Go Green Total Allocation 87 in the Say Go GreenAccount 86. In this example, the Currency Interval Function 83determines a Currency Interval Allocation 85 of $0.10 by rounding-downthe Transfer Amount 152 of $12.10 to the interval of currency. TheCurrency Interval Allocation 85 of $0.10 is combined with the Say GoGreen Transactional Allocation 46 set at $1.00 for a Say Go Green TotalAllocation 87 of $1.10. The Say Go Green Total Allocation 87 of $1.10 isretained in the Say Go Green Account 86 leaving a Total Transfer Amount166 of $11.00. The Total Transfer Amount 166 of $11.00 is withdrawn fromthe Say Go Green Account 86 balance which in this example of a balanceof $59.02 and is deposited into the Forever Black Account 88 balancewhich in this example is $711.00 for a total of $722.00 in the ForeverBlack Account 88 and $48.02 in the Say Go Green Account 86. In thisexample assets were transferred from the Say Go Green Account 86 to theForever Black Account 88 with a portion of the assets being retainedwithin the spendable assets account to retain a portion of the assetsfor the user to spend.

The Quick Check 90 screen as shown in FIG. 15F shows the new balancesfor the Forever Black Account 88 and Say Go Green Account 86 after thetransfer transaction. The user may select Balance 98 from the Main Menu50 to review the cash account balances after the transfer transaction.As shown in FIG. 15G, the last transaction showing the Total TransferAmount 166 of +$11.00 is provided with the Forever Black Account 88balance. The last transaction showing the Total Transfer Amount 166 of−$11.00 that was withdrawn from the Say Go Green Account 86 is providedwith the Say Go Green Account 86 balance. The Currency IntervalAllocation 85 and Say Go Green Transactional Allocation 46 were nottransferred with the Total Transfer Amount 166, but instead wereretained as spendable assets. The Granite Sums 76 screen may be accessedand show that the Granite Sum Account 80 balance is equal to the sum ofthe Forever Black Account 88 balance and Say Go Green Account 86 balanceas shown in FIG. 15H. As shown in the Transfer 96 screen in FIG. 16A andflow chart in FIG. 16B, the Granite Sum Account 80 remains at a balanceof $770.02, as shown in FIG. 16C, because the transfer was madeinternally within the Never Red Register 10 not within the user's actualbank account and while the total cash balances within the Never RedRegister 10 reflect this transfer from the Say Go Green Account 86 tothe Forever Black Account 88 to change the designation of funds fromspendable assets to available assets, the user's actual bank accountbalance is the same before and after the transfer transaction.

As shown in FIGS. 17A-17D, the transactions are summarized for the userthrough a statement of the Never Red Register 10 which may be in theform of a spreadsheet, timeline, or using icons or other graphics for auser to easily access and review. In a first embodiment, a daily ledger170 showing a transaction code 172, the date 174, a description of thetransaction 176, a withdrawal 178, a deposit 180, and a transfer 182, atransfer of funds to the Say Go Green Account 184 for the assets thathave been put towards spending, the removal of funds 186, the deposit offunds 188 and the Forever Black Balance 190 designated as availablefunds is shown in FIG. 17A. A balance statement 192 including theinitial balance and the balance of each account may also be provided. Asshown in FIG. 17B, a Say Go Green Account statement 194 may include atransaction code 172, the date 174, the description of a transaction176, withdrawals 196 from the Say Go Green Account 86 and deposits 198to the Say Go Green Account 86, the Say Go Green Account 86 runningbalance 200 and the Say Go Green Account 86 current balance 202. Theuser's actual checkbook statement 204, as shown in FIG. 17C, may beprovided and include a transaction code 172, the date 174, a descriptionof the transaction 176, withdrawals from the user's actual bank account206, deposits to the user's actual bank account 208, the running balance210 and the current balance 212 of the user's actual bank account. Theinternal transactions to and from the Say Go Green Account 86 and otheraccounts in the Never Red Register 10 are not included within the user'sactual bank account statement 204. The user's actual bank accountbalance is always equal to the sum of the Granite Sum Account 80 balanceand the Never Red Number 38. The statements may be accessible throughpull down menus, icons, tabs as shown in FIG. 17D or using other displaymethods.

As shown in FIG. 18, the Settings Menu 52 of the Never Red Register 10provides access to setup email addresses and issue email notificationsto the user to verify statements within the Never Red Register 10 withstatements from the user's actual bank account and to send statementsfrom the Never Red Register 10 to the user on a periodic basis which maybe preset by the user using the Never Red Register 10 calendar function.An email address is configured by selecting the Email spreadsheets 64option in the Settings Menu 52. In some embodiments for security, asingle email may be entered to restrict access to the statements and thestatements may be encrypted and/or accessible only by using a securelogin, password or pin code to be viewed within the Never Red Register10 or other compatible applications such as in a pdf, xls, csv, doc orother format. Notifications and warnings may be provided within theNever Red Register 10 when statements have been emailed. Notificationsof reaching financial goals, access to periodic statements or otherinformation on the status and success in saving funds using the NeverRed Register 10 may also be distributed through social media byconfiguring the link and permissions to access the Never Red Registerinformation through the Social Media Settings 62 option provided in theSettings Menu 52.

The Settings Menu 52 provides access for the user to configure anadditional account to allocate funds within the Never Red Register 10 toretirement. In this embodiment the user may select, the Silver SavingsAccount Settings 218 option to configure a retirement account that isthe referred to herein as the Silver Savings Account 220. The SilverSavings Settings 218 screen, as shown in FIG. 19, provides for the userto select a Money Bin Account 26 to associate with the Silver SavingsAccount 220. The user then selects a transaction type 224 for theallocation of funds to the Silver Savings Account 220. In someembodiments, the default transaction type is on a deposit transactionsince assets are being added, however if the user prefers, a pull-downmenu may provide for the user to select one of a withdrawal, deposit ortransfer as a transaction type or select all to have an allocation offunds made to the Silver Savings Account 220 on every transaction. Theuser must also enter the Silver Savings Retirement Allocation 226 thatmay be a present amount such as $10.00 as a specific amount of funds tobe allocated or select a transactional percentage that multiplies thetransaction amount by the percentage to determine the Silver SavingsRetirement Allocation 226. A Silver Savings Account Activation Setting228 provides for the user to turn on or off the allocation to the SilverSavings Account 220 as desired. If set to an on position, the allocationwill occur every time the transaction type occurs and must be set to anon position during the transaction to have the Never Red Register 10determine the allocation amount and transfer funds from the associatedMoney Bin Account 26 to the Silver Savings Account 220. When the userhas selected the appropriate settings, the Save! 230 button may beselected to configure the settings within the Never Red Register 10. TheCancel 232 key may be selected to exit the Silver Savings Account 220settings screen without saving changes.

As shown as an example in FIG. 20A, when the Silver Savings activationsetting 228 is “On” and based on the account settings a deposittransaction is entered or is automatically transacted using a calendarfunction of the Never Red Register 10, or other automated, function, theNever Red Register 10 provides instructions for the computationalcircuitry 3 of the digital device to automatically implement the SilverSavings Function 234. The Silver Savings Function 234 determines theSilver Savings Retirement Allocation 226. If the Silver Savings Function234 is set to a percentage, the Silver Savings Retirement Allocation 226is determined by multiplying the Silver Savings Retirement Allocation226 by the Deposit Amount 130. The Silver Savings Function 234 theninvokes the Currency Interval Function 83 to determine a CurrencyInterval Allocation 85 by rounding-up the Silver Savings RetirementAllocation 226 to the lowest denomination of currency. The CurrencyInterval Allocation 85 is added to the Silver Savings RetirementAllocation 226 to adjust the Silver Savings Retirement Allocation 226 tothe lowest denomination of currency. The Adjusted Silver SavingsRetirement Allocation 236 is withdrawn from the Deposit Amount 130 todetermine a Silver Savings Deposit Remainder 238. The Never Red Register10 then implements the Say Go Green Function 84 for a deposit whichinvokes the Currency Interval Function 83 to determine a CurrencyInterval Allocation 85 by rounding down the Silver Savings DepositRemainder 238 to the interval of currency. Using the Say Go GreenFunction 84, the Say Go Green Total Allocation 87 equal to the combinedCurrency Interval Allocation 85 and the Say Go Green TransactionalAllocation 46 is withdrawn from the Silver Savings Deposit Remainder 238leaving a Deposit Remainder 142. The Say Go Green Total Allocation 87 isdeposited into the Say Go Green Account 86, the Silver SavingsRetirement Allocation 226 is deposited into the Silver Savings Account220, and the Deposit Remainder 142 is deposited in the Forever BlackAccount 88.

In the example shown in FIG. 20A, for a Deposit Amount 130 of $276.53,the Silver Savings Function 234 determines a Silver Savings RetirementAllocation 226 of $13.8265 which is rounded-up to the lowestdenomination of currency using the Currency Interval Function 83 todetermine the Currency Interval Allocation 85 of $0.0035. The CurrencyInterval Allocation 85 is added to Silver Savings Retirement Allocation226 to determine an Adjusted Silver Savings Allocation 236 in the amountof $13.83. The Adjusted Silver Savings Allocation 236 of $13.83 iswithdrawn from the Deposit Amount 130 of $276.53 and deposited in theSilver Savings Account 220 leaving the Silver Savings Deposit Remainder238 of $262.70. The Say Go Green Function 84 for a deposit invokes theCurrency Interval Function 83 to determine a Currency IntervalAllocation 85 of $0.70 by rounding down the Silver Savings DepositRemainder 238 to the interval of currency. Using the Say Go GreenFunction 84, the Say Go Green Total Allocation 87 of $1.70 equal to thecombined total of the Currency Interval Allocation 85 and the Say GoGreen Transactional Allocation 46 is withdrawn from the Silver SavingsDeposit Remainder 238 leaving a Deposit Remainder 142 of $261.00 whichis deposited in the Forever Black Account 88 for a total balance of$983.00. The Say Go Green Total Allocation 87 of $1.70 is deposited intothe Say Go Green Account 86 for a total balance of $49.72. The SilverSavings Retirement Allocation 226 is deposited as an initial deposit inthe Silver Savings Account 220 setting a balance of $13.83. Using theNever Red Register 10 and activating the Silver Savings Account 220option, a portion of the deposited assets are designated for retirementand a portion of the deposited assets are designated as spendable fundsfor the user to better manage both long range and short term financialobjectives.

The Quick Check 90 screen as shown in FIG. 20B shows the new balancesfor the Forever Black Account 88 and Say Go Green Account 86 after thedeposit transaction. The user may select Balance 98 from the Main Menu50 to review the account balances after the deposit transaction. Asshown in FIG. 20C, the last transaction showing the Deposit RemainderAmount 142 of +261.00 is provided with the Forever Black Account 88balance. The last transaction showing the Say Go Green Function 84amount of $+1.70 is provided with the Say Go Green Account 86 balance.The Silver Savings Account 220 balance is displayed with the adjustedSilver Savings Retirement Allocation Amount 236 of +$13.83. As shown inthe Deposit 94 screen in FIG. 21A and flow chart in FIG. 21B, theGranite Sum 80 is equal to the Granite Sum Account 80 of $770.02 asshown in FIG. 21C plus the Deposit Amount 130 of $276.53 for the newGranite Sum Account 80 balance of $1046.55 where the Deposit Amount 130was deposited into the user's actual bank account. The account balanceswithin the Never Red Register 10 reflect this deposit with the fundsfrom the deposit being designated as available assets within the ForeverBlack Account 88, spendable assets within the Say Go Green Account 86,and as retirement assets within the Silver Savings Account 220.Therefore, the account balances of the Forever Black Account 88 of$983.00, the Say Go Green Account 86 of $49.72, and the Silver SavingsAccount 220 of $13.83 sum up to the Granite Sum Account 80 balance of$1046.55.

As shown in FIGS. 22A-22E, the transactions including the Silver SavingsAccount 220 are summarized for the user through a statement of the NeverRed Register 10 which may be in the form of a spreadsheet, timeline, orusing icons or other graphics for a user to easily access and review. Asshown in FIG. 22A, the daily ledger 170 shows the transaction code 172,the date 174, the description of the transaction 176, and if thetransaction is a withdrawal 178, deposit 180, or transfer 182, atransfer of funds to the Say Go Green Account 184 for the cash that hasbeen put towards spending, and the transactions of the Silver SavingsAccount 185. The removal of funds 186, the deposit of funds 188 and theForever Black Balance 190 of the Forever Black Account 88 of availablefunds are also shown. The daily ledger lists the first Deposit “Pay DayDeposit (Phase 1)” without the activation of the Silver Savings Function234 and second Deposit “Pay Day Deposit (Phase 2)” with the activationof the Silver Savings Function 234. A balance statement 192 includingthe initial balance and the balance of each account including the Say GoGreen Account 86, the Silver Savings Account 220, the Forever BlackAccount 88 and the Granite Sum Account 80 may be provided. As shown inFIG. 22B, the Say Go Green Account statement 194 includes thetransaction code 172, the date 174, the description of a transaction176, withdrawals 196 from the Say Go Green Account 86 and deposits 198to the Say Go Green Account 86 including both the Phase 1 and Phase 2deposits. The Say Go Green Account running balance 200 and the Say GoGreen Account current balance 202 is also provided. The user's actualcheckbook statement 204, as shown in FIG. 22C includes the transactioncode 172, the date 174, the description of the transaction 176,withdrawals from the user's actual bank account 206, deposits to theuser's actual bank account 208 including both the Phase 1 and Phase 2deposits, and the running balance 210 and the current balance 212 of theuser's actual bank account. Because the Never Red Register 10 performsinternal transactions to assist the user in better managing theirfinances the asset transfers to and from the Say Go Green Account 86,the Silver Savings Account 220 and other accounts in the Never RedRegister 10 are not included within the user's actual bank accountstatement 204. However, the balance of all accounts within the Never RedRegister 10 associated with the user's actual bank account are alwaysequal to the sum of the balance of the Granite Sum Account 80 and theNever Red Number 38. As shown in FIG. 22D, the Silver Savings Accountstatement 240 includes the transaction code 172, the date 174, thedescription of a transaction 176, withdrawals 242 from the SilverSavings Account 220 and deposits 244 to the Silver Savings Account 220including the Phase 2 deposit. The Silver Savings Account runningbalance 246 and the Silver Savings Account current balance 248 may alsobe provided. The statements including the Silver Savings AccountStatement 240 are accessible through pull down menus, icons, or tabs asshown in FIG. 22E.

In some embodiments of the Never Red Register 10 the Settings Menu 52may provide an Account Settings 250 option as shown in FIG. 23A. Byselecting the Accounts Settings 250 option the user is provided with amenu of options within the Account Settings 250 screen as shown in FIG.23B to adjust the Say Go Green Settings 54, to adjust the Silver SavingsSettings 218 or add a Silver Savings Account 220, to setup or adjustsettings in the Never Red Register Calendar Option 252, and to makechanges to Account Names 254 as desired by the user. The AccountSettings 250 menu may also provide for the user to add an account usingthe Add Money Bin 256 option, remove an account using the Remove MoneyBin 258 option, add a sub-account or drawer using the Add Drawer 260option, remove a drawer using the Remove Drawer 262 option, setup afinancial goal using the Goal Settings 264 or review the allocationparameters for all accounts using the Savings Settings 266 option. Anyor all of these features may be provided in specific embodiments of theNever Red Register 10.

As shown in FIG. 24A, the user may select to add an account to the NeverRed Register 10 by selecting the Add Money Bin 256 option which opensthe Add Money Bin 256 screen. A Money Bin Account 26 is an actual bankasset account such as a checking or savings account that the user as anindividual or business has setup in a bank, credit union or otherfinancial institution. While a first Money Bin Account 26 may be achecking account as described in earlier embodiments, the Never RedRegister 10 may provide for additional Money Bin Accounts to trackbalances and allocate funds in other actual bank accounts of the user toprovide a single access point to all of the user's financial data, evenif the accounts are in different financial institutions to assist theuser in meeting their savings, retirement, and other financial goals.

The Add Money Bin 256 screen prompts the user to enter information onthe Account Type 28, an Account Name 30, and the Actual Balance 32. AnInterest Rate 34 prompt with a toggle button may be selected as “On” ifthe account provides interest and the Interest Rate 72 may be entered. AHow Often 74 prompt provides for entering the frequency of when theInterest Rate 72 is calculated. As noted herein, Never Red Register 10provides the important feature of providing sub-value indicators toprevent overdrawing the account. If the user follows the indicators, theuser will not exceed their minimum balance or overcharge feerequirements and thereby prevent having to pay for example overdraftcharges or monthly service charge fees. In the What is the MinimumBalance that your bank requires for this account? 36 prompt the userenters a cash value of for example $250 if that is the minimum balancethat must be in the account to prevent monthly fees or of for example$35 if that is the overage charge for withdrawing more funds than areavailable in the account. The amount entered is the Never Red Number 38which is subtracted from the entered Actual Balance 32 and the remainderof the Actual Balance 32 is displayed within the Never Red Register 10as the Granite Sum Account 80 for this additional Money Bin Account 26.If no minimum balance is required in the account, an amount of $1.00will be entered as a default amount to prevent the Actual Balance 32from going below zero. A Setup a Say Go Green Account 40 prompt with atoggle button and a How much? 44 prompt provides for the user toassociate a Say Go Green Account 86 with the Money Bin Account 26 andenter the amount of the Say Go Green Transactional Allocation 46.

The Add Money Bin 256 feature also provides for a user to setupsub-accounts that are designated as drawers for expensive or long rangefinancial objectives and goals that require the user to meet a specificfinancial objective by a certain date. Assets are automaticallyallocated to the drawers and goals as transactions are performed withinthe associated Money Bin Account 26. A Setup Drawer Account 274 promptand a Setup Goal Account 276 prompt are provided with toggle buttons toselect.

As shown in FIG. 24B, the user may choose to add an Account Type 28 ofSavings, give the Money Bin Account 26 an Account Name 30 of “MySavings”, and enter an Actual Balance 32 of $325.00. If the InterestRate 34 toggle button is off on the account that option is not selectedand if no minimum balance 36 is required by the financial institutionthe Never Red Number 38 is set to the default of $1.00. In this example,the user selects to have a Say Go Green Account 86 associated with theMoney Bin Account 26 and enters the Say Go Green TransactionalAllocation 46 in the amount of $5.00. The options to set up a DrawerAccount 282 or a Goal Account 314 in this example are not selected. Theuser selects the Start Saving! 70 option to save these settings orselects the Back 112 button to exit without adding the Money Bin Account26. With these settings, the sub-value indicator is shown in the GraniteSum Account 80 balance which for this new My Savings Money Bin Account270 is $324.00 equal to the Actual Balance 32 minus the Never Red Number38 equal to $1.00.

The Never Red Register 10 provides for the user to track their balancein a Money Bin Account 26 and perform transactions by selecting the MainMenu 50. Because all Money Bin Accounts 26 are within the Never RedRegister 10 any transaction that transfers money to or from one MoneyBin Account 26 to another such as from the Checkbook Money Bin Account78 to the new My Savings Money Bin Account 270 are subject to the Say GoGreen Transactional Allocation 46 if the user has selected to have oneor both accounts associated with a Say Go Green Account 86. For example,when a transfer transaction to transfer funds from the Checkbook MoneyBin Account 78 to the My Savings Money Bin Account 270 is entered orautomatically updated from a connection to the user's actual bankaccount, the Never Red Register 10 provides instructions for thecomputational circuitry 3 of the digital device to automaticallyimplement the Say Go Green Function 84 for a withdrawal for theCheckbook Money Bin Account 78 and for a deposit for the My SavingsMoney Bin Account 270. The Say Go Green Function 84 for a withdrawalinvokes the Currency Interval Function 83 to determine a CurrencyInterval Allocation 85 by rounding-up the Transfer Amount 152. TheCurrency Interval Allocation 85 is combined with the Say Go GreenTransactional Allocation 46 to determine the Say Go Green TotalAllocation 87. The Say Go Green Total Allocation 87 with the TransferAmount 152 is withdrawn from the Transfer From Account 148, theCheckbook Money Bin Account 78. The Say Go Green Total Allocation 87 isdeposited in the Say Go Green Account 86 associated with the CheckbookMoney Bin Account 78.

With the depositing of the Transfer Amount 152 in the Transfer ToAccount 150, the My Savings Money Bin Account 270, the Never RedRegister 10 invokes the Say Go Green Function 84 for a deposit whichinvokes the Currency Interval Function 83 to determine a CurrencyInterval Allocation 85 by rounding-down the Transfer Amount 152. TheCurrency Interval Allocation 85 is combined with the Say Go GreenTransactional Allocation 46 to determine the Say Go Green TotalAllocation 87. The Say Go Green Total Allocation 87 is withdrawn fromthe Transfer Amount 152 and deposited in the Say Go Green Account 86associated with the Transfer to Account 150, the My Savings Money BinAccount 270, leaving the Deposit Remainder 142 that is deposited in theTransfer To Account 150, the My Savings Money Bin Account 270.

In performing the transfer transaction from Checkbook Money Bin Account78 to the My Savings Money Bin Account 270 for a Transfer Amount 152 of$15.75, the Never Red Register 10 implements the Say Go Green Function84 for a withdrawal to invoke the Currency Interval Function 83 todetermine a Currency Interval Allocation 85 of $0.25 by rounding-up theTransfer Amount 152. In the example shown in FIG. 24C for simplicity,the Say Go Green Function 84 is shown only with the Say Go Green TotalAllocation 87 of $1.25 that is determined by the combined CurrencyInterval Allocation 85 of $0.25 and the Say Go Green TransactionalAllocation 46 set at $1.00. The Say Go Green Total Allocation 87 of$1.25 and the Transfer Amount 152 of $15.75 are combined for a TotalTransfer Amount 166 of $17.00. The Total Transfer Amount 166 of $17.00is withdrawn from the Forever Black Account 88 balance associated withthe Checkbook Money Bin Account 78 leaving a balance of $964.00. The SayGo Green Total Allocation 87 amount of $1.25 is deposited in the Say GoGreen Account 86 associated with the Checkbook Money Bin Account 78 toincrease the balance to $50.97.

With the Transfer Amount 152 of $15.75 being deposited in the My SavingsAccount 270, the Never Red Register 10 invokes the Say Go Green Function84 for a deposit. The Say Go Green Function 84 for a deposit invokes theCurrency Interval Function 83 to determine a Currency IntervalAllocation 85 of $0.75 by rounding-down the Transfer Amount 152 of$15.75. The Currency Interval Allocation 85 is combined with the Say GoGreen Transactional Allocation 46 of $5.00 to determine a Say Go GreenTotal Allocation 87 of $5.75 as shown in FIG. 24C. The Say Go GreenTotal Allocation 87 of $5.75 is deposited as an initial deposit in theSay Go Green Account 86 associated with the My Savings Money Bin Account270 leaving a Deposit Remainder 142 of $10.00 that is deposited in theMy Savings Money Bin Account 270. In some embodiments, in performing atransaction the Never Red Register 10 may invoke the Say Go GreenFunction 84 to withdraw or combine the Say Go Green TransactionalAllocation 46 with the withdrawal, deposit, or transfer amount and thenperform the Currency Interval Function 83 to round-up or round-down,depending on the transaction type, the combined total transaction amountto determine the Currency Interval Allocation 85.

In this example, the Never Red Register 10 increased the Transfer Amount152 to allocate funds to the Say Go Green Account 86 associated with theCheckbook Account 78. The Never Red Register 10 also allocated a portionof the Transfer Amount 152 to the Say Go Green Account 86 associatedwith the My Savings Account 270 thereby designating a portion of thefunds as spendable assets. In further examples, any number of Say GoGreen Accounts 86, Silver Savings Accounts 270, Drawer Accounts 274and/or Goal Accounts 276 may be associated with a Money Bin Account 26to have accounts designated for specific financial purposes. Assets areallocated to these designated accounts based on the account andallocation settings so that within one transaction assets may beallocated to one or more of these designated accounts within the NeverRed Register 10.

The Quick Check 90 screen, as shown in FIG. 24D, shows the new balancesfor the Forever Black Account 88 and Say Go Green Account 86 for theCheckbook Money Bin Account 78 that is setup as the default account forthe Quick Check 90 screen display. The user may select Balance 98 fromthe Main Menu 50 to review the cash account balances for the ForeverBlack Account 88 and the Say Go Green Account 86, the Silver SavingsAccount 220 associated with the Checkbook Account 78. The Balance 98screen also displays the Forever Black Account 88, balance, for the MySavings Account 270 after the transfer transaction with the balance ofthe Say Go Green Account 86 associated with the My Savings Account 270.In the Balance 98 screen, the My Savings Money Bin Account 270 is listedseparately from the Checkbook Money Bin Account 78 with each Money BinAccount 26 having a separate available balance referred to herein as theForever Black Account 88. Importantly, because a Money Bin Account 26 isan actual bank account of the user, there may be a transaction thatinvolves only one Money Bin Account 26, so with the exception of atransfer of funds between two Money Bin Accounts 26, the balance of oneMoney Bin Account 26 may be unchanged from a transaction in anotherMoney Bin Account 26. As shown in FIG. 24E, the last transaction showingthe Total Transfer Amount 166 of −$17.00 may be provided with theForever Black Account 88 balance associated with the Checkbook Account78. The last transaction showing the Say Go Green Total Allocation 87 of$1.25 is provided with the Say Go Green Account 86 balance for the SayGo Green Account 86 associated with the Checkbook Money Bin Account 78.Because the transaction in this example was not a deposit, the SilverSavings Account 220 balance is unchanged. The Deposit Remainder 142 of+$10.00 is listed as the last transaction with the Forever Black Account88 balance associated with the My Savings Account 270. The lasttransaction of +$5.75 in the Say Go Green Account 86 associated with theMy Savings Account 270 with the Say Go Green Account 86 balance is alsodisplayed. The Balance 98 option gives a quick and easy way for a userto review all of their accounts balances, as well as savings,retirements and financial goals.

As shown in FIG. 24F, the Granite Sums 76 screen for each Money BinAccount 26 may be accessed and show that the Granite Sum Account 80balance for any Money Bin Account 26 is equal to the sum of the ActualBalance 32 of the user's bank account, the Say Go Green Account 86balance if setup for the Money Bin Account 26, and the balance of anySilver Savings Account 220, and drawers or sub-accounts that areassociated with that Money Bin Account 26. Therefore, each Money BinAccount 26 may have separate settings for a Say Go Green TransactionalAllocation 46, for a Silver Savings Retirement Allocation 226 and forany allocations to other drawer accounts or goal accounts the userchooses to setup for savings, retirement or other financial objectives.In this way, a user may have financial management settings in oneaccount that may only be accessible by them and different financialmanagement settings in another account that may be a joint account thatis accessible by the user and one or more other persons such as abusiness account, with the transactions and savings allocations in anynumber of accounts being accessible and managed using the Never RedRegister 10. In this example, the Granite Sum Account 80 balance is$1046.55 for the Checkbook Money Bin Account 78 and the Granite SumAccount 80 balance is $339.75 for the My Savings Money Bin Account 270.The Granite Sum Account 80 balance for each Money Bin Account 26provides the actual cash balance of a user's bank account minus theNever Red Number 38 associated with that particular Money Bin Account 26to prevent the user from incurring bank account or overage charges. EachMoney Bin Account 26 is provided with the current balance and a summaryof all transactions in the form of a spreadsheet, timeline, or usingicons or other graphics for a user to easily access and review.

As shown in FIG. 25A, if the Setup Drawer Account 274 option is selectedby adjusting its toggle button to the “On” position within the Add MoneyBin 256 settings, the user selects the Next 278 button to open the AddDrawer 260 screen. The user may alternatively select the Add Drawer 260option from the Account Settings 250 menu to open the Add Drawer 260screen. In the Add Drawer 260 screen, the user enters into the Money BinAccount Name 280 prompt the Money Bin Account 26 that the drawer will beassociated with. In this example as shown in FIG. 25B, the Money BinAccount Name 280 for the My Savings Account 270 is automaticallyentered, because the user setup the drawer through the Add Money Bin 256screen. At the Drawer Account 282 prompt the user enters a name that maydesignate the purpose of the allocation of funds, such as for a vacationor wedding. The Initial Balance 284 prompt asks the user for how muchmoney to initially set aside in this new Drawer Account 282. The usermay then be prompted to select a Transaction Account as either the SayGo Green Account 86 or the Silver Savings Account 220. If the Say GoGreen Transaction Option 286 is selected as “On” the Drawer Account 282will be associated with the Say Go Green Account 86 and an allocationwill be made to the Drawer Account 282 on every transaction that isperformed in the associated Money Bin Account 26. Alternatively, if theSilver Savings Transaction Account 288 option is selected as “On” theDrawer Account 282 will be associated with Silver Savings Account 220and an allocation to the Drawer Account 282 will only be made when thespecific transaction set in the account settings for Silver SavingsAccount 220 is performed in the associated Money Bin Account 26. TheDrawer Allocation Request 290 prompt provides for the user to select thePercent or Exact Amount 48 toggle button and enter the amount of theDrawer Allocation 293. A default amount equal to for example $1.00 tofund the Drawer Account 282 may be provided.

To guide the user to better manage and meet their financial objectives,the Never Red Register 10 designates Drawer Accounts 282 to allocateassets within the associated Money Bin Account 26. The designations andallocations are only within the Never Red Register 10 not in the user'sactual bank account, but if the user adheres and limits spending to onlythe spendable assets designated within the Say Go Green Account 86, thebalances within the designated Drawer Accounts 282 will grow to a pointwhere the user may withdraw assets within their actual bank account andhave enough to meet the designated financial objectives. A DrawerAccount 282 therefore provides for a user to designate assets to aspecific expense such as a mortgage, heating bill, or utility billand/or designate assets to longer range financial objectives like thepurchase of a new car.

In the example shown in FIG. 25C, the Drawer Account 282 is designatedas “New Car” 292 with an Initial Balance 284 of $20.00. The New CarDrawer Account 292 is associated with the Say Go Green Account 86 withinthe My Savings Money Bin Account 270, so that assets will be allocatedto the New Car Drawer Account 292 on every transaction such as awithdrawal, deposit or transfer that is made to or from the My SavingsMoney Bin Account 270. With the withdrawal of the initial balance fromthe My Savings Account 270 in setting up the New Car Drawer Account 292,the Never Red Register 10 provides instructions for the computationalcircuitry 3 of the digital device to automatically implement the Say GoGreen Function 84 for a withdrawal that invokes the Currency IntervalFunction 83 to determine the Currency Interval Allocation 85 byrounding-up the Withdrawal Amount 108 which is the Initial Balance 284for the New Car Drawer Account 292. The Currency Interval Allocation 85is combined with the Say Go Green Transactional Allocation 46 todetermine a Say Go Green Total Allocation 87. The Withdrawal Amount 108is combined with the Say Go Green Total Allocation 87 to determine theTotal Withdrawal Amount 122 that is withdrawn from the My SavingsForever Black Account 88. Because the New Car Drawer Account 292 isassociated with the Say Go Green Account 86, for every transactionwithin the associated My Savings Money Bin Account 270, the Say Go GreenFunction 84 invokes a Drawer Allocation Function 291 to withdraw theDrawer Allocation 293 from the Say Go Green Total Allocation 87 anddeposit the Drawer Allocation 293 into the Drawer Account 282. If theSay Go Green Total Allocation 87 is less than the Drawer Allocation 293,or Drawer Allocations if there is more than one Drawer Account 282associated with the Say Go Green Account 86, then the Drawer AllocationFunction 291 evenly divides one half of the Say Go Green TotalAllocation 87 between all Drawer Accounts 282. Alternatively, the halfportion may be divided into each Drawer Account 282 based on theallocation parameters set for each Drawer Account 282 within the SavingsSettings 266 as described herein. The Say Go Green Allocation Remainder89 is then deposited in the Say Go Green Account 86.

In the example as shown in FIG. 25D, for a Withdrawal Amount 108 of$20.00 Currency Interval Allocation 85 is $0.00 and the Say Go GreenTransactional Allocation 46 is set at $5.00 so when combined, the TotalWithdrawal Amount 122 is $25.00. The Total Withdrawal Amount 122 iswithdrawn from the My Savings Forever Black Account 88. The Say Go GreenFunction 84 then invokes the Drawer Allocation Function 291 whichdetermines if there are sufficient funds in the Say Go Green TotalAllocation 87. If as in this example, the funds are sufficient, theDrawer Allocation Function 291 withdraws the Drawer Allocation 293 setat an exact amount of $2.00 from the Say Go Green Total Allocation 87amount of $5.00 leaving a Say Go Green Total Allocation Remainder 89 of$3.00. The Say Go Green Total Allocation Remainder 89 of $3.00 isdeposited into the Say Go Green Account 86. The Drawer Allocation 293 of$2.00 and the Withdrawal Amount 108 of $20.00 are deposited in the NewCar Drawer Account 292 for a balance of $22.00. The Say Go Green Account86 balance is $8.75 and the Forever Black Account 88 balance for the MySavings Account 270 is $334.00. In the Balance 98 screen shown in FIG.25E, the My Savings Money Bin Account 270 is listed with the ForeverBlack Account 88 balance of $309.00 and the Total Withdrawal Amount 122of the last transaction of −$25.00, the Say Go Green Account 86 balance$8.75 is listed with the Say Go Green Allocation Remainder 89 of $+3.00and the New Car Drawer Account 292 is listed with the balance of $22.00and the Drawer Allocation 293 of +$2.00. The Granite Sums 76 screen forthe Checkbook Money Bin Account 78 and the My Savings Money Bin Account270 may be accessed and show that the Granite Sum Account 80 balance isequal to the sum of the Forever Black Account 88, the Say Go GreenAccount 86 and the sum of the account balances of all Drawer Accounts282 and Silver Savings Accounts 220 associated with each Money BinAccount 26.

As shown in FIG. 25F, in this example, the Granite Sum Account 80balance is $1046.55 for the Checkbook Money Bin Account 78 and theGranite Sum Account 80 balance is $339.75 for the My Savings Money BinAccount 270 because the allocation of funds to the New Car DrawerAccount 292 and the Say Go Green Account 86 with the Forever BlackAccount 88 for the My Savings Account 270 is an internal allocationwithin the Never Red Register 10 so the total sum of the accountsremains at the sum of $339.75 from the earlier transfer from theCheckbook Money Bin Account 78. By entering the withdrawal transaction,the Never Red Register 10 has allocated assets to the New Car DrawerAccount 292 for the user to apply towards their goal of saving money tobuy a new car while allocating assets to a Say Go Green Account 86associated with the My Savings Account 270 for the user to spend. Byallocating both to the New Car Drawer Account 292 and to the Say GoGreen Account 86 the Never Red Register 10 follows the objective of “PayYourself First” for the user to better manage their finances and moreeasily reach their financial objectives.

As shown in FIG. 26, the user may select the Remove Money Bin 258 optionfrom the Account Settings 250 menu to delete a Money Bin Account 26 fromthe Never Red Register 10. Because a Money Bin Account 26 is the actualaccount in the user's bank account, the user may be withdrawing allfunds from the bank and closing the account with the bank, so may alsodelete the account from the Never Red Register 10. The Remove Money Bin258 screen prompts the user to enter or select the Money Bin Account 26that they want to remove. The Actual Balance 32 that is equal to theGranite Sum Account 80 balance and the Never Red Number 38 that wasentered when the user initially setup the Money Bin Account 26 toprevent overage or bank charges from the bank credit union or otherfinancial institution is provided. In this example, if the My SavingsMoney Bin Account 270 is selected the Actual Balance 32 is the initialbalance of $339.75 plus the default Never Red Number 38 of $1.00 for atotal Actual Balance 32 of $340.75. The user may delete the Money BinAccount 26 by selecting the Delete Money Bin 294 option which displays aMoney Bin Deletion 296 confirmation dialog box with the options toeither select to the Delete Money Bin 298 or Cancel 300. The Money BinDeletion 296 confirmation dialog box also provides a prompt notifyingthe user that if there is a remaining balance within the Money BinAccount 26, that the user should update the accounts in the Never RedRegister 10 if these funds are transferred to another Money Bin Account26. If the user selects to Delete Money Bin 298, the Money Bin Account26 is removed from the Balance 98 screen and Granite Sum 76 screen, butthe financial history of all transactions within the account are securedand may remain on the statements for the Never Red Register 10. Thefinancial information in the form of spreadsheet, timeline, or usingicons or other graphics for the deleted Money Bin Account 26 may beexported from the Never Red Register 10 for the user to review and keep.

While the deletion of a Money Bin Account 26 may be infrequent becausethe Money Bin Account 26 is the user's actual bank account, the deletionof a Drawer Account 282 from a Money Bin Account 26 may occur more oftenas the user obtains their financial objective or decides on a newfinancial objective. The Remove Drawer Account 262 option may beselected from the Account Settings 250 menu and the user may enter orselect a Money Bin Account 26 and the associated Drawer Account 282which is displayed with its Actual Balance 32. In this example, as shownin FIG. 27, the My Savings Money Bin Account 270 is selected and theassociated New Car Drawer Account 292 is selected as the Drawer Account282 that will be removed. The user may delete the Drawer Account 282 byselecting the Delete Drawer 302 option which displays a Drawer Deletion304 confirmation dialog box with the option to either select the DeleteDrawer 306 key or the Cancel 300 key. The Drawer Deletion 304confirmation dialog box also provides a prompt notifying the user thatif there is a remaining balance within the Drawer Account 282 thatremaining balance will be transferred to Money Bin Account 26 associatedwith the Drawer Account 282. If the user selects to Delete Drawer 306,the Drawer Account 282 is removed from the Balance 98 screen and GraniteSum 76 screen, but the financial history of all transactions within theaccount are secured and remain on the statements for the Never RedRegister 10. Alternatively, a Drawer Account 282 may be associated witha different Money Bin Account 26 if there are sufficient assets in theMoney Bin Account 26 equal to the balance of the Drawer Account 282 todesignate those assets to the Drawer Account 282.

While a user may delete a Money Bin Account 26 or a Drawer Account 282or associate the Drawer Account 282 with a different Money Bin Account26, for example if the user moves their actual account to a newfinancial institution, the user may particularly if the user changedtheir mind about a financial objective, and there are funds in theDrawer Account 282, instead change only the name of the account byselecting the Account Name Change 254 option from the Account Settings250 menu. As shown in FIG. 28, the Account Name Change 254 screenprovides for the user to enter or select an Account Name 308 and enter aNew Account Name 310 and select the Save Changes 312 option to changethe name of either a Money Bin Account 26 or a Drawer Account 282.

In addition to setting up or changing the name of a Drawer Account 282,the user may choose to set parameters to have sufficient funds allocatedwithin a set period of time to achieve a financial objective by aspecific date such as for a wedding, vacation or other event. As shownin FIG. 29A, by selecting the Goal Settings 264 option from the AccountSettings 250 menu, the user is provided with prompts to designate thepurpose of the name of the Goal Account 314 which may provide thepurpose of the goal, a Goal Target 316, the amount of funds needed, aDate Desired 318 for completion of the goal, for example, the day of theevent, and an Initial Balance 320 for the user to set aside initialfunds to start saving towards the goal.

A Money Bin Account Name 280 prompt is provided for the user to selectthe Money Bin Account 26 associated with the Goal Account 314 and aTransaction Setting 323 provides for the user to select to have the GoalAccount 314 associated with the Silver Savings Account 220 or the Say GoGreen Account 86. As noted above, if the Say Go Green Account 86 isselected, an allocation will be made to the Goal Account 314 on everytransaction that is performed in the associated Money Bin Account 26.Alternatively, if the Silver Savings Account 220 is selected anallocation to the Goal Account 314 will be made only when the specifictransaction set in the account settings for Silver Savings Account 220is performed in the associated Money Bin Account 26.

The Never Red Register 10 determines the Goal Remainder 324 bysubtracting the Initial Balance 320 from the Goal Target 316. The NeverRed Register 10 also provides an Allocation Breakdown 326 for the userto see how much of an allocation is needed if a repeated amount of fundsis allocated on a Daily 328, Weekly 330, Monthly 332, or Yearly 334basis. In embodiments of the Never Red Register 10, the AllocationBreakdown 326 is determined by dividing the Goal Remainder 324 by thetotal amount of time to the Date Desired 318. In some embodiments, aGoal Notifications 338 option is provided that may be turned “On” or“Off” to have the Days Remaining 342 be displayed in periodicnotifications within the Never Red Register 10. By selecting the Save!336 option the Money Bin Account 26 associated with the Goal Account 314is configured to begin allocating funds to the Goal Account 314 based onthe transactional settings within the selected Money Bin Account 26. Ifthe user decides not to initiate the Goal Account 314, the Back 112button is selected to display the Account Settings 250 menu.

As shown in the example in FIG. 29B, a Vacation Goal Account 315 issetup by entering the name “Vacation” for the Goal Account 314. A GoalTarget 316 of $3250 and a Date Desired 318 of Sep. 14, 2017 are entered.From an Initial Balance 320 of $100 the Never Red Register 10 softwareapplication 17 provides instructions to determines the Goal Remainder324 as $3150 equal to the Goal Target 316 of $3250 minus the InitialBalance 320 of $100. The Never Red Register 10 populates the DaysRemaining 342 by determining in this example that the Date Desired is150 days away from the current date. The Allocation Breakdown 326 for aDaily Allocation 328 is determined by the Never Red Register 10 as theGoal Remainder 324 divided by the remaining days to the Date Desired 318which in this example is a Daily Allocation 328 of $21 equal to the GoalRemainder 324 of $3150 divided by the remaining 150 days. A WeeklyAllocation 330 of $147 is determined by the Never Red Register 10 bymultiplying the Daily Allocation 328 of $21 by seven for the seven daysin a week. A Monthly Allocation 332 of $630 is determined by multiplyingthe Daily Allocation 328 by thirty based on the most common total numberof days in a month. A Yearly Allocation 334 may be determined bymultiplying the Daily Allocation 328 by three hundred and sixty-five thetotal number of days in a year to provide the user with an estimate ofwhat they must save to achieve their goal by the Date Desired 318.However, in this example, because it is less than a year to the Date theYearly Allocation 334 may remain empty or not be displayed. If it isless than a month to the due date of the goal, the Monthly Allocation332 will remain empty or not be displayed, and if it is less than a weekto the Date Desired 318 the Weekly Allocation 330 may remain empty ornot be displayed. Other methods to determine the Allocation Breakdown326 from the Date Desired 318 for the allocation of funds are within thescope of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 29C, if the Goal Notification 338 option is “On”, aGoal Status 344 notification is provided with the Days Remaining 342 andthe Goal Remainder 324 to display the funds that are needed to reach theGoal Target 316. The Goal Status 344 may be displayed on eachtransaction that allocates funds to the Goal Account 314 with a Close348 option to exit. The Goal Status 344 notification may be displayed inthe Quick Check 90 display which may be continually displayed or may beset as the default display when the Never Red Register 10 is opened. Inaddition to the Goal Status 344, the user may access the Goal Settings264 display to review their Goal Remainder 324 and the AllocationBreakdown 326 of daily, weekly, monthly and yearly amounts needed to beallocated to achieve their goal. The Goal Settings 264 also provide fora user to change and update the settings of their goal or select theDelete Goal 350 option to remove the Goal Account 314. By selectingDelete Goal 350, the user is provided with a notification that thecurrent Goal Remainder 324 will be transferred to the Forever BlackAccount 88 associated with the Money Bin Account 26 associated with theGoal Account 314 which initiates the Say Go Green Function 84 totransfer a portion of the Goal Remainder 324 to the Say Go Green Account86.

The Goal Notification 338 may also provide a Goal Complete 352notification when the Goal Target 316 is reached, as shown in FIG. 29D.Preferably, the Goal Complete 352 notification may include a fanfare ofsounds and colorful graphics to demonstrate to the user their success inachieving their goal. In some embodiments of the Never Red Register 10,there is no automated link to the user's actual bank account, andtherefore when a goal is reached the user must access their actual bankaccount to transfer or withdraw funds in the amount of the Goal Target316. If the user has adhered to limiting their spending to the Say GoGreen Account 86 and have entered all transactions including deposits,withdrawals and transfers into the Never Red Register 10, there shouldbe available funds within the user's actual bank account for the user'sdesired goal and the Goal Complete 352 notification provides aWithdrawal Instruction 354 for the user to remove these funds from theMoney Bin Account 26 associated with the goal.

Any number of Goal Accounts 314 or Drawer Accounts 282 may be configuredto be associated with a Money Bin Account 26 with a Goal Account 314having a specific Goal Target 316 and a Date Desired 318 and either aGoal Account 314 or a Drawer Account 282 providing for the allocation ofassets for a specific expense or financial objective. As shown in FIG.30A, the Vacation Goal Account 315 and a Concert Drawer Account 362 areassociated with the Checkbook Money Bin Account 78. The New Car Account292 is associated with the My Savings Account 270 which also has aSilver Savings Account 220. A College Jane Drawer Account 372 isassociated with the Silver Savings Account 220 of the My Savings Account270. The funds allocated to each of the Say Go Green Accounts 86, theSilver Savings Accounts 220, the Drawer Accounts 282 and the GoalAccounts 314 are determined by the Savings Settings 266, as shown inFIG. 30B. If a Goal Account 314 or a Drawer Account 282 is setup to beassociated with the Say Go Green Account 86 designated with the initialsSGG within the Savings Settings 266, a portion of the Say Go Green TotalAllocation 87 is allocated to that Goal Account 314 and/or DrawerAccount 282 on every transaction within the Money Bin Account 26. If aDrawer Account 282 or a Goal Account 314 is associated with a SilverSavings Account 220 an allocation is made only when the specificTransaction Type 224 as shown in the Savings Settings 266 is performedin the associated Money Bin Account 26.

The Savings Settings 266, as shown in FIG. 30B, provide for setting upor editing the amount to be allocated for each account by selecting thePercent or Exact Amount 48 toggle button. In this example, the Say GoGreen Transactional Allocation 46 in the Checkbook Money Bin Account 78is set to an exact amount of $1.00, the Vacation Goal Account 315 has aGoal Allocation 366 of an exact amount of $0.25 and the Concert DrawerAccount 362 has a Drawer Allocation 293 as a percentage setting of 10%.In some embodiments for a Goal Account 314, the Never Red Register 10automatically adjusts the Goal Allocation 366 based on the GoalRemainder 324, the Days Remaining 342 and an estimation of the number oftransactions that will be performed within the Money Bin Account 26prior to the Date Desired 318. The Goal Allocation 366 may be adjustedby the user within the Savings Settings 266.

When a transaction of a deposit, withdrawal, or transfer occurs in theCheckbook Money Bin Account 78, the Never Red Register 10 implements theSay Go Green Function 84 which invokes the Currency Interval Function 83to determine a Currency Interval Allocation 85. The Currency IntervalAllocation 85 is combined with the Say Go Green Transactional Allocation46 to determine a Say Go Green Total Allocation 87. The Say Go GreenTotal Allocation 87 is withdrawn from the Forever Black Account 88balance of the Checkbook Money Bin Account 78. The Say Go Green Function84 then invokes a Goal Allocation Function 365 to determine and withdrawone or more Goal Allocations 366 from the Say Go Green Total Allocation87 depending upon how many Goal Accounts 314 are associated with the SayGo Green Account 86. The Say Go Green Function 84 then invokes theDrawer Allocation Function 291 to withdraw one or more DrawerAllocations 293 depending upon how many Drawer Accounts 282 areassociated with the Say Go Green Account 86. A Say Go Green AllocationRemainder 89 is determined as the total of all Goal Allocations 366 andDrawer Allocations 293 withdrawn from the Say Go Green Total Allocation87.

In an example as shown in the flow chart in FIG. 30C, when the VacationGoal Account 315 is setup with an Initial Balance 320 of $100.00, atransfer transaction is performed in the Checkbook Money Bin Account 78.For the Transfer Amount 152 of $100.00, the Never Red Register 10provides instructions for the computational circuitry of the digitaldevice to automatically implement the Say Go Green Function 84 for awithdrawal. The Say Go Green Function 84 invokes the Currency IntervalFunction 83 to determine the Currency Interval Allocation 85 which inthis example is $0.00, so the Say Go Green Total Allocation 87 is equalthe Say Go Green Allocation 46 amount of $1.00. The Say Go Green TotalAllocation 87 of $1.00 is combined with the Transfer Amount 152 of $100for a Total Transfer Amount 166 of $101.00 that is withdrawn from theCheckbook Forever Black Account 88. The Say Go Green Function 84 invokesthe Goal Allocation Function 365 to determine the Goal Allocation 366which in this example is an exact amount of $0.25. The Goal AllocationFunction 365 withdraws the Goal Allocation 366 from the Say Go GreenTotal Allocation 87 of $1.00 leaving a Say Go Green Allocation Remainder89 of $0.75. The Goal Allocation of $0.25 is deposited with the TransferAmount 152 of $100.00 in the Vacation Goal Account 315. The Say Go GreenFunction 84 invokes the Drawer Allocation Function 291 which determinesand withdraws the Drawer Allocation 293 of 10% from the Say Go GreenAllocation Remainder 89 of $0.75 leaving a Say Go Green Total Remainder91 of $0.68 after invoking the Currency Interval Function 83 toround-down the Drawer Allocation 293 and round-up the Say Go Green TotalRemainder 91 each to the lowest denomination of currency. The DrawerAllocation 293 of $0.07 is deposited in the Concert Drawer Account 362and the Say Go Green Total Remainder 91 of $0.68 is deposited in the SayGo Green Account 86. The Checkbook Forever Black Account 88 balance inthis example is $863.00, the balance in the Vacation Goal Account 315 is$100.25, the balance in the Concert Drawer Account 362 is $320.38, andthe balance of the Say Go Green Account 86 is $51.65.

In some embodiments, a notification is provided if when setting up theSavings Settings 266, the Goal Allocation 366 to any Goal Accounts 314and the Drawer Allocation 293 to any Drawer Accounts 282 exceeds the SayGo Green Transactional Allocation 46 to prevent the non-allocation offunds. The notification provides for the user an option to reset theSavings Settings 266 for that particular Money Bin Account 26. In otherembodiments, if a Goal Allocation 366 or Drawer Allocation 293 isdetermined to exceed the Say Go Green Total Allocation 87 or the Say GoGreen Allocation Remainder 89, the Goal Allocation Function 365 orDrawer Allocation Function 291 may invoke a division application tosplit all or any portion of one half of the Say Go Green Allocation 46among one or more Goal Accounts 314 or Drawer Accounts 282. Theremaining half portion is deposited in the Say Go Green Account 86 asspendable assets to always “Pay Yourself First.”

For longer range financial objectives or planned expenses likeretirement, a new car or a child's college fund, a Goal Account 314 or aDrawer Account 282 may be associated with a Silver Savings Account 220with the option to set an allocation parameter that adds funds to theSilver Savings Account 220 and to each Goal Account 314 or DrawerAccount 282 associated with the Silver Savings Account 220 only when asingle type of transaction occurs therefore the allocation is made onlywhen a deposit, a withdrawal or a transfer is made. The user may choosein the Savings Settings 266 which type of transaction and an exactamount or percentage of the transaction to be allocated to the GoalAccount 314 or the Drawer Account 282. As shown in FIG. 30A, a SilverSavings Account 220 is associated with the Checkbook Money Bin Account78. Silver Savings Retirement Allocation 226 is set as a percentage of10% of the transaction amount and the Transaction Type 224 is a deposit,as shown in FIG. 30B.

A Money Bin Account 270 may have Goal Accounts 314 and Drawer Accounts282 associated with its Say Go Green Account 86, its Silver SavingsAccount 220, or with other Drawer Accounts 282. A Drawer Account 282 maybe setup for longer range expenses or other financial objectives and aGoal Account 314 may be setup with a specific date and amount to reach afinancial goal. As a default for example, the Never Red Register 10provides instructions to the computational circuitry 3 to associate aDrawer Account 282 or a Goal Account 314 with a Silver Savings Account220 if the Say Go Green Option 286 is not selected when setting up theDrawer Account 282 or the Goal Account 314. As shown in FIG. 30A, the MySavings Account 270 has a New Car Drawer Account 292 associated with aMy Savings Say Go Green Account 86 and a College Jane Drawer Account 372associated with a My Savings Silver Savings Account 220. Whenever anytype of transaction occurs such as a withdrawal, a deposit or a transferof funds in the My Savings Account 270, assets are allocated to the SayGo Green Account 86 and the New Car Drawer Account 292. When a deposittransaction occurs, in the My Savings Account 270, a portion of thatdeposit is allocated to the Say Go Green Account 86 and the associatedNew Car Account 292 as well as to the Silver Savings Account 220 and theCollege Jane Drawer Account 372 that is associated with the SilverSavings Account 220.

For example, if in the My Savings Account 270, a deposit transaction isentered or is automatically transacted using the Calendar Option 252 ofthe Never Red Register 10, the Never Red Register 10 providesinstructions for the computational circuitry 3 of the digital device toautomatically implement the Silver Savings Function 234. If as in thisexample the Silver Savings Retirement Allocation 226 is set to apercentage, the Deposit Amount 130 is multiplied by the Silver SavingsRetirement Allocation 226 and rounded-up to the lowest denomination ofcurrency by invoking the Currency Interval Function 83 to determine theAdjusted Silver Savings Allocation 236. The Adjusted Silver SavingsAllocation 236 is withdrawn from the Deposit Amount 130 to determine aSilver Savings Deposit Remainder 238. The Never Red Register 10 invokesthe Drawer Allocation Function 291 to determine the Drawer Allocation293 for in this example the College Jane Drawer Account 372 associatedwith the Silver Savings Account 220. The Drawer Allocation 293 iswithdrawn from the Adjusted Silver Savings Allocation 236 and depositedinto the College Jane Drawer Account 372 leaving the Silver SavingsAllocation Remainder 376 that is deposited in the Silver Savings Account220. The Never Red Register 10 provides instructions to implement theSay Go Green Function 84 that invokes the Currency Interval Function 83to round-down the Silver Savings Deposit Remainder 238 to the intervalof currency to determine the Currency Interval Allocation 85 that iscombined with the Say Go Green Transactional Allocation 46 to determinethe Say Go Green Total Allocation 87. The Say Go Green Total Allocation87 is withdrawn from the Silver Savings Deposit Remainder 238. The NeverRed Register 10 invokes the Drawer Allocation Function 291 to determinethe Drawer Allocation 293 for in this example the New Car Drawer Account292 associated with the Say Go Green Account 86. The Drawer Allocation293 is withdrawn from Say Go Green Total Allocation 87 and deposited inthe New Car Drawer Account 292 leaving the Say Go Green AllocationRemainder 89 that is deposited in the Say Go Green Account 86.

In this example as shown in FIG. 30D, for a Deposit Amount 130 of$225.00 in the My Savings Account 270, the Never Red Register 10provides instructions to implement the Silver Savings Function 234 todetermine a Silver Savings Retirement Allocation 226 of $11.25. TheCurrency Interval Function 83 determines that the Silver SavingsRetirement Allocation 226 is at the lowest denomination of currency sothe Adjusted Silver Savings Retirement Allocation 236 is equal to theSilver Savings Retirement Allocation 226. The Adjusted Silver SavingsRetirement Allocation 236 of $11.25 is withdrawn from the Deposit Amount130 leaving the Silver Savings Deposit Remainder 238 of $213.75. TheNever Red Register 10 invokes the Drawer Allocation Function 291 todetermine the Drawer Allocation 293 for the College Jane Drawer Account372 associated with the Silver Savings Account 220 which in this exampleis the exact amount of $5.00. The Drawer Allocation 293 of $5.00 iswithdrawn from the Adjusted Silver Savings Allocation 236 and depositedinto the College Jane Drawer Account 372 leaving the Silver SavingsAllocation Remainder 376 of $6.25 that is deposited in the SilverSavings Account 220. In this example, the College Jane Drawer Account372 has a balance of $5.00 and the Silver Savings Account 220 has abalance of $6.25.

The Never Red Register 10 provides instructions to implement the Say GoGreen Function 84 that invokes the Currency Interval Function 83 toround-down the Silver Savings Deposit Remainder 238 of $213.75 to theinterval of currency to determine the Currency Interval Allocation 85 of$0.75 that is combined with the Say Go Green Transactional Allocation 46of $5.00 to determine the Say Go Green Total Allocation 87 of $5.75. TheCurrency Interval Function 83 and Currency Interval Allocation 85 arenot shown for clarity. The Say Go Green Total Allocation 87 is withdrawnfrom the Silver Savings Deposit Remainder 238 leaving the DepositRemainder 142 of $208.00 that is deposited into the My Savings ForeverBlack Account 88. The Never Red Register 10 invokes the DrawerAllocation Function 291 to determine the Drawer Allocation 293 for theNew Car Drawer Account 292 associated with the Say Go Green Account 86which in this example an exact amount of $2.00. The Drawer Allocation293 of $2.00 is withdrawn from Say Go Green Total Allocation 87 anddeposited in the New Car Drawer Account 292 leaving the Say Go GreenAllocation Remainder 89 of $3.75 that is deposited in the Say Go GreenAccount 86. The Forever Black Account 88 balance is $526.75, the Say GoGreen Account 86 balance is $12.50 and the New Car Drawer Account 292balance is $22.00.

While one or more Goal Accounts 314 or Drawer Accounts 282 may beassociated with a Say Go Green Account 86 or a Silver Savings Account220, the total allocation either as a percentage or as an exact amountcannot total more than a combined total percentage of 100% of thebalance of the Say Go Green Total Allocation 87 associated with thetransaction. If a user enters Savings Settings 266 that exceed 100%, awarning message will be displayed instructing the user to make changesto the allocations in the Savings Settings 266 to make them less than100%. Similarly, an exact amount that is greater than the Say Go GreenTransactional Allocation 46 cannot be entered for a Goal Account 314 orDrawer Account 282 that is associated with a Say Go Green Account 86 anda warning message will be displayed instructing the user to change theamount designated in the Savings Settings 266. In the event, a remainderfrom a transaction is less than an exact allocation amount for a GoalAccount 314 or Drawer Account 282, a warning message will be displayedindicating that the user may choose to allocate the amount that is lessthan the exact amount to the Goal Account 314 or the Drawer Account 282that has the exact amount allocation setting or to the Say Go GreenAccount 86 or to the Silver Savings Account 220. In some embodiments, adefault setting may be selected to always allocate to a selected accountin the event the transaction amount is less than an exact amount enteredinto the Savings Settings 266.

A Warning Message 378 may also be displayed if the Silver SavingsRetirement Allocation 226 settings entered is greater than 10% to informthe user that a percentage of more than 10% will add up quickly. TheWarning Message 378 will prompt the user to select either a CancelButton 380 to cancel and change their entry or select an Ok Button 382and confirm their choice of a higher percentage in the Savings Settings266 as shown in FIG. 31A. A Percentage Alert may also be displayedperiodically such as over a period of six months or when a SavingsSettings 266 is changed to inform the user of suggested changes tooptimize their savings. For example, a Silver Savings Percentage Alert384 may be displayed to inform the user that a small increase in theirpercentage savings would provide for a better return over time in theirSilver Savings Account 220 by changing their Silver Savings RetirementAllocation 226 setting from 10% to 11% which will be a minimum change inthe total allocation amount but will impact and improve retirement fundsovertime, as shown in FIG. 31B. A Change Percentage Option 386 to accepta change in the Silver Savings Retirement Allocation 226 setting, aChange to Different Amount Option 388, or a Do Not Change Option 390 maybe provided in the Silver Savings Percentage Alert 384 for the user tochoose to make a change to the Silver Savings Retirement Allocation 226setting. If the option to change the Silver Savings RetirementAllocation 226 setting is selected the new setting will apply to thenext indicated transaction within the Money Bin 26 that applies to theassociated Silver Savings Account 220.

Any number of additional Goal Accounts 314 or Drawer Accounts 282 may beassociated with a Silver Savings Account 220 within a Money Bin Account26 and when entering the Savings Settings 266, a Silver Savings AlertMessage 392 may be displayed explaining the order of allocation offunds, as shown in FIG. 31C. For example, the order may be based on theGoal Account 314 or Drawer Account 282 that has the highest exact amountwhich is withdrawn first from the allocation amount of the SilverSavings Account 220, then any smaller exact amount is withdrawn from theremainder of the allocation amount of the Silver Savings Account 220,and then any percentage is taken from the remainder of the allocationamount of the Silver Savings Account 220. The order of allocation mayalso be set by a user by designating an order of priority to determinewhich Goal Account 314 or Drawer Account 282 receives an allocationfirst and then the order of the allocation for any other Goal Account314 or Drawer Account 282 with any remainder being allocated to theSilver Savings Account 220. The order of allocation may be shown withinthe Balance 98 display by listing the Goal Accounts 314 and DrawerAccounts 282 by their order of allocation.

As shown in FIG. 31C, a second Drawer Account 282 may be associated withthe Silver Savings Account 220 and be listed in the order of allocationas after the previously setup College Jane Drawer Account 372. Anexample of an allocation of funds to the second College John DrawerAccount 394 is shown in FIG. 32. When a deposit occurs in the My SavingsAccount 270, the Silver Savings Function 234 determines a Silver SavingsRetirement Allocation 226 that is withdrawn from the Deposit Amount 130leaving the Silver Savings Deposit Remainder 238. In this example, froma Deposit Amount 130 of $225.00 the Silver Savings Retirement Allocation226 of 5% is multiplied by the Deposit Amount 130 and the result asnoted above is equal to the lowest denomination of currency, so theAdjusted Silver Savings Allocation 236 is $11.25. The Adjusted SilverSavings Allocation 236 is withdrawn from the Deposit Amount 130 leavinga Silver Savings Remainder 238 of $213.75. The Never Red Register 10invokes the Drawer Allocation Function 291 to determine the DrawerAllocation 293 for the College Jane Drawer Account 372 and then for theCollege John Drawer Account 394 that are both associated with the SilverSavings Account 220. The Drawer Allocation 293 for the College JaneDrawer Account 372 in this example is an exact amount of $5.00 and theDrawer Allocation 293 for the College John Drawer Account is apercentage in the amount of 10%. In the order of allocations from theSavings Settings 266, the Drawer Allocation Function 291 first withdrawsthe Drawer Allocation 293 of $5.00 from the Adjusted Silver SavingsAllocation 236 of $11.25 and deposits the $5.00 into the College JaneDrawer Account 372 leaving the Silver Savings Allocation Remainder 376of $6.25. In this embodiment, the Drawer Allocation Function 291 thendetermines the Drawer Allocation 293 for the College John Drawer Account394 in the amount of $0.62 by multiplying the Silver Savings AllocationRemainder 376 of $6.25 by 10% and by invoking the Currency IntervalFunction 83 to round-down the Drawer Allocation 293 and round-up theSilver Savings Allocation Total Remainder 376 to the lowest denominationof currency. The Drawer Allocation 293 for the College John DrawerAccount 394 of $0.62 is withdrawn from the Silver Savings AllocationRemainder 376 and is deposited in the College John Drawer Account 394leaving the Silver Savings Total Allocation Remainder 396 of $5.63 thatis deposited in the Silver Savings Account 220. In this example afterthe deposit transaction, the College Jane Drawer Account 372 has abalance of $10.00, the College John Drawer Account 394 has a balance$0.62 and the Silver Savings Account 220 has a balance of $11.88.

The Never Red Register 10 provides instructions to implement the Say GoGreen Function 84 that invokes the Currency Interval Function 83 toround-down the Silver Savings Deposit Remainder 238 of $213.75 to theinterval of currency to determine the Currency Interval Allocation 85 of$0.75 that is combined with the Say Go Green Transactional Allocation 46of $5.00 to determine the Say Go Green Total Allocation 87 of $5.75. TheCurrency Interval Function 83 and Currency Interval Allocation 85 arenot shown for clarity. The Say Go Green Total Allocation 87 is withdrawnfrom the Silver Savings Deposit Remainder 238 leaving the DepositRemainder 142 of $208.00 that is deposited in the My Savings ForeverBlack Account 88. The Never Red Register 10 invokes the DrawerAllocation Function 291 to determine the Drawer Allocation 293 for theNew Car Drawer Account 292 associated with the Say Go Green Account 86which in this example an exact amount of $2.00. The Drawer Allocation293 of $2.00 is withdrawn from Say Go Green Total Allocation 87 anddeposited in the New Car Drawer Account 292 leaving the Say Go GreenAllocation Remainder 89 of $3.75 that is deposited in the Say Go GreenAccount 86. After the deposit transaction, the Forever Black Account 88balance is $734.75, the Say Go Green Account 86 balance is $16.25 andthe New Car Drawer Account 292 balance is $24.00.

By setting an allocation order, a user may choose to allocate to themost important Goal Accounts 314 and Drawer Accounts 282 first andprioritize their financial and savings goals. Importantly, the Never RedRegister 10 is providing an easy method of designating assets tospecific financial objectives, indicating the amount of assets thatshould be allocated and in this example how often these assets should betransferred between bank accounts within the user's financialinstitution or withdrawn when financial objectives and savings goals arereached. Importantly, in embodiments of the Never Red Register 10 thedesignations are only represented virtually with no actual transactionsof assets. The Never Red Register 10 designates these virtual assetsthrough the allocation to the Say Go Green Accounts 86, the SilverSavings Accounts 220, Goal Accounts 314, and Drawer Accounts 282. Theuser must review their actual balance in each of their bank accounts andmove the appropriate funds to their checking, savings, retirement orother accounts as indicated by the Never Red Register 10 to achievethese financial objectives and goals. In some embodiments, the user mayvigilantly check their bank account daily, but only need to transferassets between their actual bank accounts when a transfer is indicatedin the Never Red Register 10 between Money Bin Accounts 26. The usermust then move the assets within their actual bank accounts to match thebalances indicated by the Never Red Register. Preferably the Never RedRegister 10 is used on a daily or weekly basis and by entering everytransaction and spending only what is indicated in the Say Go GreenAccount 86, and by verifying the funds in their actual bank account theuser will be able to reach their financial objectives.

The Never Red Register 10 also provides in the Silver Savings Settings218 for the user to enter an amount in a Set Transfer Limit 400 optionfor each Money Bin Account 26 which in this example is $400 for theCheckbook Money Bin Account 78 and $250 or the My Savings Money BinAccount 270, as shown in FIG. 33A. When the Forever Black Account 88balance in the Money Bin Account 26 meets, or exceeds the transfer limitan Amount Achieved Notification 402 is displayed as shown in FIG. 33B.The Amount Achieved Notification 402 prompts the user to make a choiceto transfer funds within the Never Red Register 10 providing for theuser to select a Move Funds to Silver Savings 404 option, transfer fundsto another account with the Move To 406 option, transfer more than orless than the transfer limit by selecting the Move a Different Amount408 option or take no action by selecting the Close 410 option. TheAmount Achieved Notification 402 also reminds a user that they may alsotransfer funds in their actual bank account from for example a checkingaccount to a savings account for their goals, savings and retirement.

In the Silver Savings Settings 218 in FIG. 33A, all Money Bin Accounts26 that have Silver Savings Accounts 220 associated with them are shownwith the Goal Accounts 314 and Drawer Accounts 282 that are associatedwith the Silver Savings Account 220. The Transaction Type 224 indicateswhen an allocation is made to the Silver Savings Account 220 and anoption to change the Transaction Type 224 is provided as shown. ASelector Switch 412 provides for a user to select if the Silver SavingsAccount 220 and/or a Goal Account 314 or a Drawer Account 282 is onlyassociated with a Silver Savings Account 220 by having the SelectorSwitch 412 set to an Off Position 414. In this example, the College JohnAccount 394 is shown in an Off Position 416 in FIG. 33A meaning that theCollege John Account 394 is only associated with a Silver SavingsAccount 220 and receives an allocation only when the designatedTransaction Type 224, a deposit, is made into the My Savings Account270. Alternatively, if the Selector Switch 412 is set to an On Position416 to associate the Silver Savings Account 220 with a Say Go GreenAccount 86, an allocation is made to the Say Go Green Account 86 fromthe Silver Savings Retirement Allocation 226 when the designatedTransaction Type 224 is made into the My Savings Account 270. If theSelector Switch 412, is in the On Position 416 to associate a GoalAccount 314 or a Drawer Account 282 associated with the Silver SavingsAccount 220 with a Say Go Green Account 86 a portion of the Say Go GreenAllocation 86 will be made when the designated Transaction Type 224 ismade into the My Savings Account 270. As shown in the example in FIG.34A, the Silver Savings Account 220 and the College John Account 394 areassociated with a Say Go Green Account 86 meaning when the TransactionType 224, a deposit in this example, occurs a portion of the SilverSavings Retirement Allocation 226 is deposited in the Say Go GreenAccount 86 associated with the My Savings Account 270 and the DrawerAllocation Function 291 is invoked and a second Drawer Allocation 293from the Say Go Green Total Allocation 87 is deposited in the CollegeJohn Account 394. A Say Go Green Notation 420 is added to the CollegeJohn Account 394 in the Balance 98 and is added to each Goal Account314, Drawer Account 282 and Silver Savings Account 220 that isassociated with a Say Go Green Account 86, as shown in FIG. 34B. The SayGo Green Notation 420 is also added to the Savings Settings 266 as shownin FIG. 34C to clearly designate that an account is associated with aSay Go Green Account 86.

As shown in FIG. 35A, in this example when a deposit occurs in the MySavings Account 270, the Silver Savings Function 234 determines a SilverSavings Retirement Allocation 226 that is withdrawn from the DepositAmount 130 leaving the Silver Savings Deposit Remainder 238. In thisexample, from a Deposit Amount 130 of $225.00 the Silver SavingsRetirement Allocation 226 of 5% is multiplied by the Deposit Amount 130and the result as noted above is equal to the lowest denomination ofcurrency, so the Adjusted Silver Savings Allocation 236 is $11.25.Because the Silver Savings Account 220 is associated with the My SavingsSay Go Green Account 86, the Never Red Register 10 provides instructionsto implement the Say Go Green Function 84 that invokes the CurrencyInterval Function 83 to round-down the Adjusted Silver SavingsAllocation 236 is $11.25 to the interval of currency to determine theCurrency Interval Allocation 85 of $0.25 that is combined with the SayGo Green Transactional Allocation 46 of $1.00 to determine the Say GoGreen Total Allocation 87 of $1.25. The Currency Interval Function 83and Currency Interval Allocation 85 is not shown for clarity. The Say GoGreen Total Allocation 87 is withdrawn from the Silver SavingsAllocation Amount of $11.25 leaving the Silver Savings Say Go GreenAllocation Remainder 93. The Say Go Green Total Allocation 87 of $1.25is deposited in the Say Go Green Account 86.

The Adjusted Silver Savings Allocation 236 which is the combined totalof the Silver Savings Say Go Green Allocation Remainder 93 and the SayGo Green Total Allocation 87 is withdrawn from the Deposit Amount 130leaving a Silver Savings Remainder 238 of $213.75. The Never RedRegister 10 invokes the Drawer Allocation Function 291 to determine theDrawer Allocation 293 for the College Jane Drawer Account 372 and thenfor the College John Drawer Account 394 that are both associated withthe Silver Savings Account 220 as noted above. The Drawer AllocationFunction 291 withdraws the Drawer Allocation 293 for the College JaneDrawer Account 372 of $5.00 from the Silver Savings Say Go GreenAllocation Remainder 93 of $10.00. The Drawer Allocation 293 of $5.00 isdeposited into the College Jane Drawer Account 372 leaving the SilverSavings Allocation Remainder 376 of $5.00. The Drawer AllocationFunction 291 then determines the Drawer Allocation 293 for the CollegeJohn Drawer Account 394 in the amount of $0.50 by multiplying the SilverSavings Allocation Remainder 376 of $5.00 by 10% and by invoking theCurrency Interval Function 83 to round-down the Drawer Allocation 293and round-up the Silver Savings Allocation Total Remainder 396 to thelowest denomination of currency. The Drawer Allocation 293 for theCollege John Drawer Account 394 of $0.50 is withdrawn from the SilverSavings Allocation Remainder 376 and is deposited in the College JohnDrawer Account 394 leaving the Silver Savings Total Allocation Remainder396 of $4.50 that is deposited in the Silver Savings Account 220.

The Never Red Register 10 provides instructions to implement the Say GoGreen Function 84 that invokes the Currency Interval Function 83 toround-down the Silver Savings Deposit Remainder 238 of $213.75 to theinterval of currency to determine the Currency Interval Allocation 85 of$0.75 that is combined with the Say Go Green Transactional Allocation 46of $5.00 to determine the Say Go Green Total Allocation 87 of $5.75. TheCurrency Interval Function 83 and Currency Interval Allocation 85 is notshown for clarity. The Say Go Green Total Allocation 87 is withdrawnfrom the Silver Savings Deposit Remainder 238 leaving the DepositRemainder 142 of $208.00 that is deposited in the My Savings ForeverBlack Account 88. The Never Red Register 10 invokes the DrawerAllocation Function 291 to determine the Drawer Allocation 293 of $2.00for the New Car Drawer Account 292 associated with the Say Go GreenAccount 86. The Drawer Allocation 293 of $2.00 is withdrawn from Say GoGreen Total Allocation 87 and deposited in the New Car Drawer Account292 leaving the Say Go Green Allocation Remainder 89 of $3.75 that iscombined with the Say Go Green Total Allocation 87 of $1.25 from theSilver Savings Account 220 for a total of $5.00.

Because the College John Drawer 394 is also associated with the Say GoGreen Account 86, the Never Red Register 10 invokes the DrawerAllocation Function 291 to determine the Drawer Allocation 293 for theCollege John Drawer 394 by multiplying the Say Go Green AllocationRemainder 89 of $5.00 by 10%. The Say Go Green Drawer Allocation 293 of$0.50 is withdrawn from the Say Go Green Allocation Remainder 89 and iscombined with the Silver Savings Drawer Allocation 293 for a total of$0.97 that is deposited in the College John Drawer Account 394. The SayGo Green Allocation Remainder 89 of $4.50 is deposited in the Say GoGreen Account 86. After the deposit transaction, the Forever BlackAccount 88 balance is $942.75, the Say Go Green Account 86 balance is$17.00 and the New Car Drawer Account 292 balance is $26.00 as shown inFIG. 35B. The balance of the College Jane Drawer Account 372 has abalance of $15.00, the College John Drawer Account 394 has a balance$1.59 and the Silver Savings Account 220 has a balance of $16.38.

As shown in FIG. 36A, the menu of Account Settings 250 has a CalendarOption 252 to automatically enter repeated transactions such as rent ora mortgage payment, a utility payment, or credit card payment where awithdrawal from an account is transacted. Notifications are provided toindicate that a payment is due and confirm that there are adequate fundsfor the payment. The Calendar Option 252 may also automatically enter arepeated deposit such as a weekly, bi-monthly, or monthly pay check orautomatically enter other repeated entries within a Money Bin Account26. As shown in FIG. 36B, by selecting the Calendar Option 252 fromAccount Settings 250, options to View Calendar 430, and to Sync Calendar432, access to the Main Menu 50 and an option to return to AccountSettings 250. Selecting the View Calendar 430 option opens the displayof Calendar Items 434 as shown in FIG. 37A that lists the Item Name 436,the Transaction Account 438 that the calendar item is withdrawn from ordeposited to, a Transaction Due Date 440, the Transaction Time Interval442 indicating how often the transaction repeats, and the TransactionAmount 444. The Transaction Account 438 may be a Money Bin Account 26, aSilver Savings Account 220, a Goal Account 314 or a Drawer Account 282.The Transaction Amount 444 as shown in FIG. 37B may be editable withinthe Calendar Item Display 434 to provide for entering a different amountand to select a different account as desired or if for example aselected account has insufficient funds. As shown in FIG. 37A, a RentCalendar Item 446 withdrawn from the Checkbook Account 78, having a May1^(st) Due Date 448, a Weekly Time Interval 450 for repeating thetransaction, and a Transaction Amount 444 of $400 452 is shown. AnElectric Payment 454 with an Amount 456 of $100 drawn from the CheckbookAccount 78, and an Internet Payment 458 with an Amount 460 of $150 thatuses the My Savings Account 270 are also shown. As many Calendar Items434 as are necessary to include all of a user's monthly bills, creditcard payments, paydays, and any other repeated transaction may beentered by selecting the option to Add Item 462 that opens the AddCalendar Item Display 464. As shown in FIG. 37B the display provides fora user to enter the Item Name 436, the Transaction Account 438, the DueDate 440, the Transaction Time Interval 442, and the Transaction Amount444. Once the item information is entered, the Add Item button 462 maybe selected to store the information within the display of CalendarItems 434. The Back Button 112 may be selected to return to the displayof Calendar Items 434 without entering the new calendar item. A CalendarItem 434 may be deleted by selecting the option to Remove Item 466 orthe Save Settings! Option 468 may be selected to save any changes thathave been entered in the calendar items.

Once the information is entered for a new calendar item as shown in FIG.38A, the Add Item Button 462 is selected and a Calendar ItemNotification 470 prompts the user to review the entered calendar iteminformation and select Add Item 472 to add the new calendar item orselect Cancel 474 to go back to the Add Calendar Item Display 462 andmake changes to the information entered as needed. A Calendar ItemNotification 470 verification is displayed confirming the addition ofthe Calendar Item 434 as shown in FIG. 38B. The new Calendar Item 434 islisted, as shown in FIG. 39A. To remove a calendar item the option toRemove Item 466 is selected prompting the user to select and highlightan item where as shown in FIG. 39A the Internet Item 458 has beenselected from the list. As shown in FIG. 39B, a prompt for Calendar ItemRemoval 476 is displayed and the user may review the item informationand select the option to Remove 478 which removes the calendar item fromthe display of Calendar Items 434. The selection of the option to Cancel480 returns the user to the list of Calendar Items 434.

As shown in FIG. 40A, the option to Sync Calendar 432 may be selected toview new calendar items that have been added. Once selected, a CalendarSync Dialog Box 482 displays information for the most recently addedcalendar item and provides an option to View Calendar 484 or selectClose 486 and return to the Calendar Option 252 display. When SyncCalendar 432 is selected, all newly added calendar items may behighlighted 488 within the display of Calendar Items 434 as shown inFIG. 40B. As shown in FIG. 41A, the calendar items may be grouped by theTransaction Type 490 showing a withdrawal transaction for payments, adeposit transaction for Pay Checks 492, and a transfer transaction forSavings 494. The display of Calendar Items 434 may also provideIndicators 496 to show that a Calendar Item 434 is Pending or is Paidonly if the payment has been entered in the Never Red Register 10. Basedon the Date 500, the Never Red Register 10 displays reminders to help auser manage their payments and make periodic transfers in their actualbank account for savings or when financial goals are achieved, as shownin FIG. 41B. A Pay Day Reminder 502 indicates upcoming payments that aredue. A series of prompts give options for the user to choose to Pay All504 and log or earmark all payments. Another option provides for theuser to log or earmark only one or more than one payment by selectingthe Calendar Item 434 of pay. In this example, the user selects the PayElectric 506 or Pay Internet 508 or to log no payments to the Never RedRegister 10 by selecting Dismiss 510. By selecting an option to log allpayments or any one payment, a Payment Logged Prompt 512 is displayed asshown in FIG. 42A. By logging a payment, the money is earmarked for thepayment and the payment scheduled is withdrawn from the Forever BlackAccount 88 balance for the Money Bin Account 26 for the user to see theamount of funds that are available after the money is set aside for thepayment. The earmarked payment is noted in the Calendar display aspending indicating that the money has been withdrawn from the ForeverBlack Account 88. As shown in FIG. 42A, if Pay Electric 506 is selected,a Indicator 496 showing the payment as Pending is shown. The actualpayment is not transacted within the Never Red Register 10 until theuser enters the payment and funds are actually withdrawn from the user'sactual bank account. To enter the payment as a withdrawal transactionthe user selects the Calendar Item 434 for the payment and changes theIndicator 496 from pending to paid invoking the Never Red Register 10 toautomatically enter the withdrawal transaction and implement the Say GoGreen Function 84 and perform the steps of allocation based on theSavings Settings 266 of the associated Money Bin Account 26. In someembodiments, an Indicator 496 as Pending may mean the payment hasn'tbeen withdrawn from the user's actual bank account, but the assetswithin the Never Red Register 10 have been designated as applied towardsthe payment and therefore are represented as not being available withinthe available assets indicated as the balance of the Forever BlackAccount 88. A Calendar Payment Logged 514 prompt shows the payment asentered in the user's actual bank account as shown in FIG. 42B and theremoval of funds is reflected in the user's Granite Sum 80 in the NeverRed Register 10. By using the Calendar Option 252 reminders and updatesto the Forever Black Account 88 balance gives a user due dates for theirliving expenses and payment obligations and reminders to better budgetand manage their money more effectively.

As shown in FIG. 43A, a Pay Day Reminder 502 may be displayed at thebeginning of the month and provide an option to log or earmark all ofthe payments for the month. By logging the payments at the beginning ofthe month and reflecting these payments in the Forever Black Account 88,the user is given information on the amount of money they have availablefrom the Forever Black Account 88 balance after these payments prior tothe user actually making any payments. The user can select Pay All 504to log all payments, Pay Rent 516, to log only their rent payment, PayElectric 506 to log only their electric bill payment, Pay Internet 508to log only their internet payment or Dismiss 510 to not log anypayments. Reminders may also be displayed on the Quick Check 90 screenand be provided on the day that a payment is due with a Calendar PaymentDue 518 prompt providing the Item Name 436, the Transaction Account 438,the Due Date 440, and the Transaction Amount 444 and options to EnterPayment Now 520 or Remind Me Later 522, as shown in FIG. 43B. If theuser chooses Enter Payment Now 520, a notification that the calendaritem has been paid is provided and the payment within the display ofCalendar Items 434 is updated with a Indicator 496 of Paid. In enteringa Calendar Item 434, a transaction is performed either as a withdrawalfor a payment, a deposit for example for a pay check, or a transfer offunds from for example the Checkbook Account 78 to the My SavingsAccount 270 if a calendar item is for a transfer. In performing any ofthese transactions, the withdrawal, deposit and transfer traction stepsare completed as described herein where for example, a payment resultsin the allocation of funds from the Forever Black Account 88 with anadditional amount withdrawn and deposited in the Say Go Green Account86, the Silver Savings Account 220 or in any Goal Accounts 314 or DrawerAccounts 282 that are associated with the Money Bin Account 26 listed inthe calendar item.

An important feature of the Never Red Register 10, is a notification tothe user if in completing a transaction, an account is identified ashaving insufficient funds to perform the transaction. An InsufficientFunds Alert 524 is displayed which shows the available assets in theaccounts associated with the Money Bin Account 26 where the transactionis being made from. As shown in FIG. 44A, the Forever Black Account 88,the Say Go Green Account 86 and the Silver Savings Account 220 and theavailable funds in all Goal Accounts 314 and Drawer Accounts 282,associated with the Money Bin Account 26 are displayed. The InsufficientFunds Alert 524 may be displayed on the Quick Check 90 screen andrequires the user to make a selection from the alert before being ableto access the Main Menu 50. If the user has not entered all transactionsor a portion of the assets that are necessary for a payment areallocated to the Say Go Green Account 86, Silver Savings Account 220,Goal Accounts 314 and Drawer Accounts 282, the amount allocated in theForever Black Account 88 may not cover the amount of a withdrawal neededto make a monthly calendar or other type of payment. The user must firstreview their actual ban account and verify that all transactions havebeen entered and then must enter transfer transactions to transferassets within the Never Red Register 10 accounts to reallocate assets tothe Forever Black Account 88 to cover any shortfall that arises due tothe allocation of funds into these other Never Red Register 10 accounts.An important feature in some embodiments of the Never Red Register 10 isthat because the designation of assets in the Never Red Register 10 isonly represented virtually without control to move assets in or out of auser's actual bank account, the Never Red Register 10 removes the riskof an over allocation causing an over draw in the user's actual bankaccount. The user may monitor their assets in the Never Red Register 10but be sensible in following the guidelines with the allocation of theiractual assets. The Never Red Register 10 therefore provides a uniqueasset management tool that is unlike financial allocation tools that forexample simply automatically withdraw a preset amount of funds on aperiodic basis from the user's actual bank account without providing tothe user necessary assets to cover expenses and have spendable assets.Spendable assets in the form of the Say Go Green Account 86 is a verydifferent approach to have a user better save for their financialobjectives and better understand how assets could be allocated if theuser chooses to do so. With the Never Red Register 10 also providingindicators that assets may be insufficient, the user may simply transferthe virtually represented assets within the Never Red Register 10accounts and then review their actual assets within their bank accountto prevent against any shortfall.

An insufficient funds notification is shown in FIG. 44A to provide tothe user the option to review the balances in each of the accounts andselect to transfer assets equal to or more than the shortfall from oneor more accounts. In this example, the electric utility bill of $150.00is logged or earmarked to be paid and the available balance in theCheckbook Forever Black Account 88, is $148.47, a shortfall of $1.53. Asshown in the flow chart of FIG. 44B, in this example in performing thewithdrawal from the Forever Black Account 88 the Never Red Register 10then provides instructions for the computational circuitry 3 of thedigital device to automatically implement the Say Go Green Function 84for a withdrawal. The Say Go Green Function 84 invokes the CurrencyInterval Function 83 to determine the Currency Interval Allocation 85which in this example where the Withdrawal Amount 108 is $150.00 theCurrency Interval Allocation 85 is $0.00, so the Say Go Green TotalAllocation 87 is equal the Say Go Green Allocation 46 amount of $1.00.The Say Go Green Total Allocation 87 of $1.00 is combined with theWithdrawal Amount 108 of $150.00 for a Total Withdrawal Amount 122 of$151.00 to be withdrawn from the Forever Black Account 88.

Because the assets in the Forever Black Account 88 are only $148.47 andare therefore insufficient in the Forever Black Account 88, the NeverRed Register 10 issues the Insufficient Funds Alert 524. The user mustthen choose the Never Red Register 10 account that they would like totransfer assets from to cover the shortfall or select the Cancel 526option to stop the withdrawal transaction. In this example, the userselects the Vacation Goal Account 315 from the Insufficient Funds Alert524 and is prompted for the amount to transfer. The user selects totransfer assets in the amount of $2.53 the actual amount of theshortfall although any amount may be entered in the prompt to transferassets to the Forever Black Account 88. The assets are transferred fromthe Vacation Goal Account 315 and the Never Red Register 10 enters thewithdrawal transaction by invoking the Say Go Green Function 84 thatinvokes the Goal Allocation Function 365 to determine the GoalAllocation 366 which in this example is an exact amount of $0.25. TheGoal Allocation Function 365 withdraws the Goal Allocation 366 from theSay Go Green Total Allocation 87 of $1.00 leaving a Say Go GreenAllocation Remainder 89 of $0.75. The Goal Allocation of $0.25 isdeposited into the Vacation Goal Account 315. The Say Go Green Function84 invokes the Drawer Allocation Function 291 which determines andwithdraws the Drawer Allocation 293 of 10% from the Say Go GreenAllocation Remainder 89 of $0.75 leaving a Say Go Green Total Remainder91 of $0.68 after invoking the Currency Interval Function 83 toround-down the Drawer Allocation 293 and round-up the Say Go Green TotalRemainder 91 each to the lowest denomination of currency. The DrawerAllocation 293 of $0.07 is deposited in the Concert Drawer Account 362and the Say Go Green Total Remainder 91 of $0.68 is deposited in the SayGo Green Account 86. The Checkbook Forever Black Account 88 balance inthis example after the transaction is $0.00, the balance in the VacationGoal Account 315 is $100.25, the balance in the Concert Drawer Account362 is $320.38, and the balance of the Say Go Green Account 86 is$51.65. While more assets may have been transferred by the user toincrease the assets in the Forever Black Account 88, again because theasset transfer is only represented virtually and no actual assets aretransferred within the Never Red Register 10 the user is open to reviewand determine the best amounts for allocation without effecting theassets in their actual bank account, a powerful tool for the user forbetter asset management. In the event that a withdrawal is attempted inan amount that is more than the balance of the Granite Sum Account 80,the Insufficient Funds Alert 524 will display that the transaction willbe denied and the user will be returned to the previous transactionscreen and be unable to the proceed with the transaction.

Importantly, using the Never Red Register 10 the user may entertransactions immediately when they occur and then review thesetransactions in a spreadsheet or other format that is provided for everyaccount and that displays every withdrawal, deposit or transfertransaction including transfers to and from the Say Go Green Account 86,the Silver Savings Account 220 and to and from any Goal Accounts 314 andDrawer Accounts 282 associated with any Money Bin Account 26. An exampleof a Never Red Register spreadsheet 540 type format which shows thetransactions between the Money Bin Account 26 and the Say Go GreenAccount 86, the Silver Savings Account 220 and Goal Accounts 314 andDrawer Accounts 282 is shown in FIG. 45A. An example of a CheckbookRegister 542 is shown in FIG. 45B, of a Say Go Green Register 544 inFIG. 45C, a Silver Savings Register 546 in FIG. 45D, a Vacation GoalRegister 548 in FIG. 45E, for a College Drawer Register 550 in FIG. 45F,and a Savings Register 552 in FIG. 45G. The spreadsheets contain arunning total so that the user can at any time see the transactions andany or all registers may be emailed to the user with the data from thespreadsheets being encrypted.

In a further embodiment, a Money Bin Account 26 may be setup for acredit card to provide sub-value indicators and payment notifications tohelp to avoid unnecessary interest charges and to prevent making chargesusing the credit card that will exceed the maximum credit limit. Bypreventing the user from exceeding the maximum credit limit the userwill not be charged for overage charges. The Never Red Register 10 alsohelps a user manage their payment schedule and provides a breakdown ofpayments to help a user pay off their credit card debt faster. From theAccount Settings Menu 250, a user selects the Add Money Bin 256 thatopens and prompts the user to enter a Money Bin Account Type 28 and anAccount Name 30. When the user enters, or selects “Credit” for the typeof account, the Never Red Register 10 configures the Add Money Bin 256display to set the Interest Rate toggle button 34 to a default as “On”and the user is prompted to enter the Interest Rate 72 and How Often 74the interest rate is compounded, as shown in FIG. 46A. The user isprompted to enter a Credit Card Account Name 562 to help indicate to theuser which actual credit card the Credit Card Money Bin Account 560 isassociated with. The Credit Card Account Name 562 of Visa has beenentered as shown in the example in FIG. 46A. For a credit card typeaccount, a Statement Prompt 564 instructs the user to review theircredit card statement in order to enter accurate information for theCredit Card Money Bin Account 560 including their Credit Card Limit 566,their Credit Card Debt 568 and their Minimum Monthly Payment 570. TheMinimum Monthly Payment 570 is the amount that must be paid each monthto prevent a default in payment which could result in additional servicecharges from the credit card company.

The Never Red Register 10 also configures the Add Money Bin 256 settingsto provide for the user to select to setup a Pay Off Goal 572 andprovides for the user to select a Say Go Gold Transaction Allocation 586for the user to set aside an amount to create a buffer to further assistin preventing overage charges and service fees as described herein. Insetting up a Pay Off Goal 572, the Never Red Register 10 configures andthe Pay Off Goal 572 display, as shown in FIG. 46B. The user enters orthe Debt Type 561 is automatically entered by the Never Red Register 10based on the Money Bin Account Type 28 which in this example is a creditcard debt, but other debts such as a car loan, student loan, mortgage orothers could be set up as a Pay Off Goal 572 within the Never RedRegister 10. The Pay Off Goal 572 displays the Debt Name 563 as the nameof the Money Bin Account 26 associated with the debt. In this example“Visa” is entered or is auto-filled from the Credit Card Money BinAccount Name 562. The Debt Total 565 and the Interest Rate 72 isdisplayed which in this example is the Credit Card Debt 568 of $4085.22and the Interest Rate 72 of 16.5% which is entered or auto-filled fromthe Credit Money Bin Account 560 settings. A user is provided withprompts to enter a Date Desired 318 to pay off the Debt Total 565 andguidelines that show a breakdown of payments over different time periodsare displayed to assist the user and help them to manage and pay off theDebt Total 565.

The Never Red Register 10 calculates a Total Pay Off Amount 574 based onthe frequency when interest is calculated, the Credit Card Debt 568 andthe Interest Rate 72. However, because different credit card and loancompanies calculate interest using different formulas and time frames,and because sometimes there are additional service charges and fees, theNever Red Register 10 prompts the user to refer to their credit card orloan statement to verify the Total Pay Off Amount 574. This encouragesthe user to frequently review their statement to verify the Total PayOff Amount 574 and the payoff guidelines are updated when the Total PayOff Amount 574 is entered or calculated. In this example, the Total PayOff Amount 574 is calculated as $4152.63. The Never Red Register 10 usesalgorithms to perform for example calculations to determine and displaya Daily Allocation 567 as the Total Pay Off Amount 574 divided by theremaining days to the Date Desired 318 which in this example of one yearis 365 days for a Daily Allocation 567 of $11.38. A Weekly Allocation569 in this example is $79.64 which is calculated by multiplying theDaily Allocation 567 of $11.38 by 7 for seven days in a week. A MonthlyAllocation 571 in this example is $341.31 which is determined bymultiplying the Daily Allocation 567 by 30 based on the most commontotal number of days of thirty in a month. A Yearly Allocation 573 maybe determined by multiplying the Daily Allocation 567 by three hundredand sixty-five the total number of days in a year which in this exampleis $4152.63 to provide the user with an estimate of what they must paytowards the Credit Card Debt 568 to achieve their Pay Off Goal 572 bythe Date Desired 318. These allocation amounts are updated as the DebtTotal 565 changes as payments or additional charges are made, since thePay Off Goal 572 settings are linked to the Money Bin Account 26associated with the debt. The Pay Off Goal 572 settings may be saved bythe user by selecting the Save! 336 option or be deleted by selectingthe Delete Goal 350 option.

As noted above, an important feature of the Never Red Register 10 is theprevention of making charges over the Credit Card Limit 566 whichprovides the benefit to the user of not being charged credit cardoverage fees if the user controls their spending by adhering to theallocations prescribed by the Never Red Register 10. In setting up aCredit Card Money Bin Account 560, the Never Red Register 10 determinesa Never Red Credit Number 576 and from that number displays a Never RedCredit Limit 578. As shown in FIG. 47A, the Never Red Credit Number 576is determined by multiplying the Interest Rate 72 by the Credit CardLimit 566 and subtracting the Never Red Credit Number 576 from theCredit Card Limit 566. The Credit Card Debt 568 is then subtracted fromthe Never Red Credit Limit 578 and the Never Red Register 10 determinesthis amount as a balance for a Granite Gold Account 582. The GraniteGold Account 582 is therefore created by the Never Red Register 10 as asub-value indicator that displays an amount that is less than the actualCredit Card Limit 566 in order to create a buffer to prevent a user fromexceeding the Credit Card Limit 566. The amount of buffer is adjustedwhen a transaction of either a charge or a payment is made within theCredit Card Money Bin Account 560. The Never Red Register 10 implementsa Say Go Gold Function 584 to allocate a Say Go Gold TransactionAllocation 586 to increase or decrease the amount of the buffer anddisplay an available charge amount as the balance of a Forever GoldAccount 588, a buffer amount as the balance of a Say Go Gold Account 590and the sub-value indicator as the balance of the Granite Gold Account582 to indicate to the user an amount that may be charged within theirCredit Card Money Bin Account 560 without exceeding the Credit CardLimit 566.

As shown in an example in FIG. 47A, in the initial setup of the CreditCard Money Bin Account 560, the Never Red Register 10 implementsinstructions to determine the Never Red Credit Number 576 by multiplyingthe Credit Card Limit 566 of $7500 by the Interest Rate 72 of 16.5% todetermine a Never Red Credit Number 576 of $123.75. The Never Red CreditNumber 576 is subtracted from the Credit Card Limit 566 to determine theNever Red Credit Limit 578 of $7376.25. The Credit Card Debt 568 of$4085.22 is subtracted from the Never Red Credit Limit 578 to determinethe Granite Gold Account 582 balance of $3291.03. The Never Red Register10 increases the buffer to the Credit Card Limit 566 by implementing theSay Go Gold Function 584 that invokes the Currency Interval Function 83to determine a Currency Interval Allocation 85 by rounding-down theGranite Gold Account 582 balance to an interval of currency. TheCurrency Interval Allocation 85 is combined with the Say Go GoldTransaction Allocation 586 to determine a Say Go Gold Total Allocation587. The Never Red Register 10 creates the Forever Gold Account 588 thathas the initial balance that is equal to the Granite Gold Account 582 of$3291.03. The Say Go Gold Total Allocation 587 of $1.03 is withdrawnfrom the Forever Gold Account 588 balance of $3291.03 and deposited intothe Say Go Gold Account 590 for an initial balance $1.03 leaving theForever Gold Account 588 balance of $3290.00. For every transaction thatis entered in the Credit Card Money Bin Account 560, an adjustment tothe Forever Gold Account 588 balance using the Say Go Gold Function 584is made to increase or decrease the buffer to provide a sub-valueindicator to the user of the amount that may be charged on the creditcard and be assured that they will not exceed the credit card limit andso will not be charged with overage charges.

As shown in FIG. 47B, the Forever Gold Account 588 balance is thendisplayed for the user on the Quick Check 90 screen so the user canimmediately see their available balance in the Forever Black Account 88,their spending balance in the Say Go Green Account 86 and their amountavailable to charge on their credit card in the Forever Gold Account 588which includes the buffer provided by the sum of the Never Red CreditNumber 576, the Say Go Gold Function 584 and the Say Go Gold TransactionAllocation 586. By displaying the Forever Gold Balance 588, the userwill have better information than just the Credit Card Debt 568 andCredit Card Limit 566 in choosing whether to add charges to the creditcard or to make a payment to pay towards their Credit Card Debt 568.

As shown in FIG. 48 the transactions of either a charge or a payment areentered for a Credit Card Money Bin Account 560 by selecting the MainMenu 50, and choosing the Credit Card Charge 592 option or the CreditCard Payment Option 594 for a user to enter the charges and paymentsthat they have made using their credit card. For each chargetransaction, the buffer is increased and for each payment transactionthe buffer is decreased when entered into the Never Red Register 10. Asshown in FIG. 49, when a user selects the Charge 592 option the user isprompted to enter information about the item purchased, such as theCharge Date 596, the Credit Card Money Bin Account 560 which if the userhas only one credit card will default to the Credit Card Money BinAccount 560 having the entered Credit Card Account Name 562 which inthis example is Visa. The user is also provided with an option to enterthe Retail or Online Store 598 where the item was purchased, an optionto enter a Description 600 of the item purchased and an option to entera Charge Amount 602. The user may select the Enter 604 option to havethe Credit Card Charge 592 entered in the Never Red Register 10 orselect the Back 112 option to return to the Main Menu 50.

When the Credit Card Charge 592 is entered, the Never Red Register 10increases the buffer to the Credit Card Limit 566 by implementing theSay Go Gold Function 584. The Say Go Gold Function 584 invokes theCurrency Interval Function 83 to determine a Currency IntervalAllocation 85 by rounding-up the Charge Amount 592 to an interval ofcurrency. The Currency Interval Allocation 85 is combined with the SayGo Gold Transaction Allocation 586 to determine the Say Go Gold TotalAllocation 587. The Say Go Gold Total Allocation 587 is withdrawn fromthe Forever Gold Account 588 thereby increasing the buffer. As shown inthe example in FIG. 50A, the Never Red Register 10 implements the Say GoGold Function 584 which invokes the Currency Interval Function 83. TheCurrency Interval Function 83 determines the Currency IntervalAllocation 85 in the amount of $0.13 by rounding-up the Charge Amount592 of $155.87 to an interval of currency. The Currency IntervalAllocation 85 of $0.13 is combined with the Say Go Gold TransactionAllocation 586 of $1.00 to determine the Say Go Gold Total Allocation587 of $1.13. The Say Go Gold Total Allocation 587 of $1.13 is combinedwith the Charge Amount 592 of $155.87 to determine a New Charge Amount606 of $157.00. The New Charge Amount 606 of $157.00 is withdrawn fromthe Forever Gold Account 588 thereby decreasing the balance in theForever Gold Account 588. By decreasing the Forever Gold Account 588 bymore than the entered Charge Amount 602 a larger buffer is created.After entering the charge transaction, the balance of the Forever GoldAccount 588 is $3133.00, of the Say Gold Account 590 is $2.16 and thebalance of the Granite Gold Account 582 is 3135.16, the combined totalof the balance of the Forever Gold Account 588 of $3133.00 and thebalance of the Say Gold Account 590 of $2.16. As shown in FIG. 50B, theForever Gold Account 588 balance is displayed on the Quick Check 90screen providing an indicator to a user that by entering a charge thereis a greater decrease than the Charge Amount 602 and a greater reductionin the amount available to charge on their credit card to prevent theuser from exceeding their credit limit and incurring any overagecharges.

When the Credit Card Payment Option 594 is selected from the Main Menu50, the Credit Card Payment Option 594 screen as shown in FIG. 51 isdisplayed. The user is prompted to enter the Date 596, the Credit CardMoney Bin Account 560, and the New Payment Amount 608. The Never RedRegister 10 also displays the Minimum Monthly Payment 570 which is theminimum payment required by the credit card company as a guideline forthe user in making the payment. The user may select the Enter 604 optionto have the Credit Card Payment 595 entered in the Never Red Register 10or select the Back 112 option to return to the Main Menu 50.

As shown in FIG. 52A, when the Credit Card Payment 595 is entered, theNever Red Register 10 implements the Say Go Gold Function 584 whichinvokes the Currency Interval Function 83. The Currency IntervalFunction 83 determines the Currency Interval Allocation 85 in the amountof $0.44 by rounding-down the Credit Card Payment 595 amount of $325.44to an interval of currency. The Currency Interval Allocation 85 of $0.44is combined with the Say Go Gold Transaction Allocation 586 of $1.00 todetermine the Say Go Gold Total Allocation 587 of $1.44. The Say Go GoldTotal Allocation 587 of $1.44 is withdrawn from the Credit Card Payment595 amount of $325.44 to determine a New Payment Amount 608 of $324.00.The New Payment Amount 608 of $324.00 is deposited into the Forever GoldAccount 588 thereby increasing the balance in the Forever Gold Account588. By decreasing the Credit Card Payment 595 by the Say Go Gold TotalAllocation 587 less than the entered amount of the Credit Card Payment595 is added to the Forever Gold Account 588 balance decreasing thebuffer. After entering the payment transaction, the balance of theForever Gold Account 588 is $3457.00, of the Say Gold Account 590 is$3.60 and the balance of the Granite Gold Account 582 is 3460.60, thecombined total of the balance of the Forever Gold Account 588 of$3457.00 and the balance of the Say Gold Account 590 of $3.60. TheForever Gold Account 588 balance is displayed on the Quick Check 90screen providing an indicator to a user that by entering a payment thereis an increase in the amount available to charge on their credit cardbut this amount is less than the actual payment to prevent the user fromexceeding their credit limit and incurring any overage charges as shownin FIG. 52B.

A Credit Card Charge 592 transaction is not a transaction that invokesthe Say Go Green Function 84 in the user's Money Bin Account 26, but aCredit Card Payment 595 is a withdrawal transaction from the Money BinAccount 26 from where the payment is made. As shown in FIG. 53A, in theBalance 98 screen when a Credit Card Payment 592 is entered a withdrawaltransaction occurs with the Credit Card Payment 595 being withdrawn inthis example from the Checkbook Money Bin Account 78 to be paid towardsthe credit card balance. When the withdrawal transaction for the CreditCard Payment 595 is entered, the Never Red Register 10 providesinstructions for the computational circuitry 3 of the digital device toautomatically implement the Say Go Green Function 84 for a withdrawal.The Say Go Green Function 84 invokes the Currency Interval Function 83to determine the Currency Interval Allocation 85 which in this exampleis $0.66 which is combined with the Say Go Green Allocation 46 amount of$1.00, so the Say Go Green Total Allocation 87 is $1.66. The Say GoGreen Total Allocation 87 of $1.66 is combined with the Credit CardPayment Amount 595 of $325.44 for a Total Withdrawal Amount 122 of$327.00 that is withdrawn from the Checkbook Forever Black Account 88.The Say Go Green Function 84 invokes the Goal Allocation Function 365 todetermine the Goal Allocation 366 which in this example is an exactamount of $0.25. The Goal Allocation Function 365 withdraws the GoalAllocation 366 from the Say Go Green Total Allocation 87 of $1.66leaving a Say Go Green Allocation Remainder 89 of $1.41. The GoalAllocation of $0.25 is deposited in the Vacation Goal Account 315. TheSay Go Green Function 84 invokes the Drawer Allocation Function 291which determines and withdraws the Drawer Allocation 293 of 10% from theSay Go Green Allocation Remainder 89 of $1.41 leaving a Say Go GreenTotal Remainder 91 of $1.27 after invoking the Currency IntervalFunction 83 to round-down the Drawer Allocation 293 and round-up the SayGo Green Total Remainder 91 each to the lowest denomination of currency.The Drawer Allocation 293 of $0.14 is deposited in the Concert DrawerAccount 362 and the Say Go Green Total Remainder 91 of $1.27 isdeposited in the Say Go Green Account 86. The Checkbook Forever BlackAccount 88 balance in this example is $2460.00, the balance in theVacation Goal Account 315 is $100.50, the balance in the Concert DrawerAccount 362 is $320.52, and the balance of the Say Go Green Account 86is $52.92. Importantly, the actual credit card payment made by the userto their credit card company is $325.44. The operational steps performedby the Never Red Register 10 are to present to the user indicators andguidelines that the user may use to more effectively manage the use oftheir credit card and finances. The user must enter accurate informationfor the Never Red Register 10 to provide proper indicators to assist theuser. In using the Never Red Register 10, the user improves theirunderstanding of their finances and by adhering to the guidelines andindicators provided achieves control of their finances to manage debt,achieve financial goals, save for retirement and meet their expenses.

As shown in FIG. 54A, in this example, the Granite Sum Account 80balance is $2582.98 for the Checkbook Money Bin Account 78, the GraniteSum Account 80 balance is $942.75 for the My Savings Money Bin Account270 and the balance of the Granite Gold Account 582 is $3460.60. Byentering the payment towards the credit card balance, the Never RedRegister 10 has applied funds towards the Total Credit Card Debt 554 andtowards the Forever Gold Account 588 to provide a total amount that auser may charge on their credit card without going over their CreditCard Limit 566. The Forever Gold Account 588 balance and the Say Go GoldAccount 590 balance that are combined to determine the Granite GoldAccount 582 balance are shown in FIG. 54B. The Never Red Register 10assists in preventing a user from charging more than their Credit CardLimit 566 thereby helping the user to better manage their finances andmore easily reach their financial objectives.

In some embodiments, the Never Red Register 10 provides for a user tosync data between one or more devices to have a user be able to accessdata for example from their iPhone and iPad or with other devices suchas a desktop to easily review data and perform transactions. As shown inFIG. 55A, Device Sync Settings 610 provide for a user to sync databetween two devices using a wireless or Bluetooth type connection. Inthe Device Sync Settings 610 a Sync Toggle Button 612 may be turned onto find available devices to sync to and connect to transmit and receivedata from and to a synced device. As shown, the Connected Devices 614are listed by a Device Name 616 and as data is entered on the firstdevice, the user may turn the Sync Toggle Button 612 to an activeposition to transmit the data to a second device. To sync to the device,the user selects the Sync 618 option and communication between thedevices is established. The transmission of data is secured andencrypted, and the option to establish communication with a synceddevice using the Sync Toggle Button 612 provides added security. Leavingthe Sync Toggle Button 612 in an active position allows data betweensynced devices to be transmitted and received automatically to maintainupdated information at all access points to the Never Red Register 10.In some embodiments, a code or PIN must also be entered and furtherverification through a text or email to the device that includes aconfirmation code may be required to establish communication with asynced device and transmit or receive data to further protect the user'sfinancial information. A synced device may be removed by selecting thedevice and selecting the Remove Device 620 option. In selecting toremove a device a Remove Sync Device Prompt 622 provides the options tothe user to select Remove Device 620 or to Cancel 624 and have thedevice remained synced. If a device is removed an encrypted copy of theNever Red Register 10 with data up to the time of removal remains on thedevice, for updating when the user selects to reestablish communicationwith the device. Having the option to sync devices, allows the user tomore easily access their financial data and better manage theirfinancial goals using the Never Red Register 10.

In some embodiments, the Never Red Register 10 may be accessed or besynced with an Apple Watch 630 as shown in FIG. 56A or be accessed onanother type of wearable or hand held digital device. The Quick Check 90screen may be provided to display a quick view of the Forever BlackAccount 88 balance showing total available funds within the Never RedRegister 10 and the Say Go Green Account 86 balance showing the user hasavailable for spending without effecting the user's scheduled expensesusing the Calendar Option 252 features or other financial goals.Touching the screen or selecting the button 632 of the Apple Watch 630allows the user to enter the Never Red Register 10 and performtransactions and review their financial data. For security of the user'sfinancial information, a code or PIN 634 is entered to access the NeverRed Register 10 as shown in FIG. 56B. A Cancel 636 option is provided toselect if the user decides to not access the Never Red Register 10.

In some embodiments, withdrawal transactions are automatically enteredand transformed using the Say Go Green Function 84 and othertransformation functions of the Never Red Register 10 using a mobile orwireless payment system such as Apple Pay. As shown in FIG. 57A, whenusing Apple Pay or another mobile payment system, a Select Account 638prompt is displayed for the user to select the account to have thetransaction withdrawn from by selecting a Forever Black Account Prompt640, a Say Go Green Account Prompt 642, or Visa Credit Account Prompt644 to have a purchase from a retail store be automatically entered as awithdrawal transaction or a charge In automatically entering thetransaction the Never Red Register 10 implements the Say Go GreenFunction 84 and transforms the withdrawal amount to allocation of assetsto the user's Say Go Green Account 86, Silver Savings Account 220, GoalAccounts 314 and Drawer Accounts 282 to assist in effectively managingthe user's finances. A similar function using Apple Pay or anothermobile payment system may be provided using an Apple Watch 630 or otherwearable for the user to easily select an account and have a withdrawalor another transaction be automatically entered into the Never RedRegister 10, as shown in FIG. 57B. In other embodiments, the Never RedRegister 10 may be integrated with a financial institutions bankstatements and other account information to automatically enter a seriesof transactions, with each transaction implementing the Say Go GreenFunction 84 to “Pay Yourself First” to help a user better understandtheir financial objectives. The Never Red Register 10 transformsfinancial data to useful information and provides successful strategiesto teach a user in financial management and asset allocation to improvetheir financial habits by limiting spending and alerting the user whenfinancial goals are met.

While the principles of the invention have been described herein, it isto be understood by those skilled in the art that this description ismade only by way of example and not as a limitation as to the scope ofthe invention. Other embodiments are contemplated within the scope ofthe present invention in addition to the exemplary embodiments shown anddescribed herein. Modifications and substitutions by one of ordinaryskill in the art are considered to be within the scope of the presentinvention.

What is claimed is:
 1. A credit register useful in a digital device tooptimize the utilization and availability of credit without the transferof any actual assets, the credit register comprising: a digital devicecontaining data from a credit account, the data comprising a creditaccount limit, the credit account limit data corresponding to a totalavailable credit of the credit account; interest rate data of the creditaccount; debt data of the credit account; a sub-value credit limitindicator determined by multiplying the interest rate by the creditaccount limit; a maximum available credit indicator determined as thevalue of the credit account limit decreased by the sub-value creditlimit indicator combined with the credit account debt; a visuallyperceptible element which correspond to the maximum available creditindicator indicating the maximum amount that can be charged to thecredit account without incurring overage charges.
 2. One or morenon-transitory computer-readable media for the registration of a creditaccount to optimize the utilization and availability of credit withoutthe transfer of actual assets, including computer instructions forperforming a method comprising: receiving credit account limit data in acomputer with a memory having storage, the credit account limit datacorresponding to a total available credit of the credit account;receiving interest rate data of the credit account; receiving creditaccount debt data; designating a sub-value credit limit indicator asequal to the credit account limit data multiplied by the interest rate;determining the maximum available credit as the value of the creditaccount limit decreased by the sub-value credit limit indicator combinedwith the credit account debt; displaying a visually perceptible elementthat indicates the value of the maximum available credit indicating themaximum amount that can be charged to the credit account withoutincurring overage charges.
 3. The one or more non-transitorycomputer-readable media for the registration of a credit account tooptimize the utilization and availability of credit without the transferof actual assets of claim 2 comprising: receiving an electroniccommunication containing a charge transaction of the credit account, thecharge transaction comprising a charge amount to the credit account;creating a transaction allocation; creating a currency intervalallocation as the charge amount rounded-up to an interval of currency;adjusting the charge amount by the currency interval allocation and thetransaction allocation; combining the transaction allocation and thecurrency interval allocation with the sub-value credit limit indicatorto decrease the maximum available credit.
 4. The one or morenon-transitory computer-readable media for the registration of a creditaccount to optimize the utilization and availability of credit withoutthe transfer of actual assets of claim 3 comprising: creating thetransactional allocation as a fixed amount in order to set the decreaseto the maximum available credit to a fixed amount.
 5. The one or morenon-transitory computer-readable media for the registration of a creditaccount to optimize the utilization and availability of credit withoutthe transfer of actual assets of claim 3 comprising: creating thetransactional allocation as a fixed percentage multiplied by the chargeamount in order to set the decrease to the maximum available credit to avariable amount.
 6. The one or more non-transitory computer-readablemedia for the registration of a credit account to optimize theutilization and availability of credit without the transfer of actualassets of claim 3 comprising: displaying the transactional allocationamount; displaying the sub-value credit limit indicator as the decreasein the maximum available credit; displaying the maximum availablecredit.
 7. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media forthe registration of a credit account to optimize the utilization andavailability of credit without the transfer of actual assets of claim 2comprising: receiving an electronic communication containing a paymenttransaction of credit data, the payment transaction comprising a paymentamount to the credit account; creating a transaction allocation;creating a currency interval allocation as the payment amountrounded-down to an interval of currency; adjusting the payment amount bythe currency interval allocation and the transaction allocation;combining the transaction allocation and the currency intervalallocation with the sub-value indicator to increase the maximumavailable credit.
 8. The one or more non-transitory computer-readablemedia for the registration of a credit account to optimize theutilization and availability of credit without the transfer of actualassets of claim 7 comprising: creating the transactional allocation as afixed amount in order to set the increase to the maximum availablecredit to a fixed amount.
 9. The one or more non-transitorycomputer-readable media for the registration of a credit account tooptimize the utilization and availability of credit without the transferof actual assets of claim 7 comprising: creating the transactionalallocation as a fixed percentage multiplied by the payment amount inorder to set the increase to the maximum available credit to a variableamount.
 10. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media forthe registration of credit accounts to optimize the utilization andavailability of credit without the transfer of actual assets of claim 7comprising: displaying the transactional allocation amount; displayingthe sub-value credit limit indicator as the increase in the maximumavailable credit; displaying the maximum available credit.
 11. One ormore non-transitory computer-readable media for the registration of acredit account to optimize the utilization and availability of assetswithout the transfer of actual assets comprising: receiving asset datain a computer with a memory having storage, the asset data correspondingto a total balance stored within an asset account; receiving anelectronic communication containing a transaction amount designated as apayment amount from the asset account to a credit account; receivingcredit account limit data, the credit account limit data correspondingto a total available credit of the credit account; receiving interestrate date of the credit account; receiving credit account debt data;designating a sub-value credit limit indicator as equal to the creditlimit data multiplied by the interest rate; creating a transactionallocation; creating a currency interval allocation as the paymentamount rounded-down to an interval of currency; adjusting the paymentamount by the currency interval allocation and the transactionallocation; combining the transaction allocation and the currencyinterval allocation with the sub-value credit limit indicator toincrease the maximum available credit of the credit account; combiningthe transactional allocation and the currency interval allocation withassets designated as spendable assets in order to increase the assetsdesignated as spendable assets on each transaction amount designated asa payment amount to the credit account.
 12. The one or morenon-transitory computer-readable media for the registration of creditaccounts to optimize the utilization and availability of assets withoutthe transfer of actual assets of claim 11 comprising: creating aretirement allocation; adjusting the transaction allocation by theretirement allocation; designating the retirement allocation as aretirement asset in order to increase the assets designated asretirement assets on each payment transaction to the credit account;designating the remaining transactional allocation as spendable assetsin order to increase the assets designated as spendable assets.
 13. Theone or more non-transitory computer-readable media for the registrationof credit accounts to optimize the utilization and availability ofassets without the transfer of actual assets of claim 11 comprising:creating a drawer allocation; adjusting the transaction allocation bythe drawer allocation; designating the drawer allocation as a drawerasset in order to increase the assets designated as drawer assets oneach payment transaction to the credit account; designating theremaining transactional allocation as spendable assets in order toincrease the assets designated as spendable assets.
 14. The one or morenon-transitory computer-readable media for the registration of creditaccounts to optimize the utilization and availability of assets withoutthe transfer of actual assets of claim 11 comprising: creating a goalallocation comprising a goal amount and a date desired; adjusting thetransaction allocation by the goal allocation; designating the goalallocation as a goal asset in order to increase the assets designated asgoal assets on each payment transaction to the credit account to achievethe goal amount by the date desired; designating the remainingtransactional allocation as spendable assets in order to increase theassets designated as spendable assets.
 15. The one or morenon-transitory computer-readable media for the registration of creditaccounts to optimize the utilization and availability of assets withoutthe transfer of actual assets of claim 11 comprising: creating aretirement allocation; adjusting the transaction allocation by theretirement allocation; creating a drawer allocation; adjusting theretirement allocation by the drawer allocation; designating the drawerallocation as a drawer asset in order to increase the assets designatedas drawer assets on each payment transaction to the credit account;designating the remaining retirement allocation as a retirement asset inorder to increase the assets designated as retirement assets on eachpayment transaction to the credit account; designating the remainingtransaction allocation as spendable assets in order to increase theassets designated as spendable assets.
 16. The one or morenon-transitory computer-readable media for the registration of creditaccounts to optimize the utilization and availability of assets withoutthe transfer of actual assets of claim 11 comprising: creating a goalallocation comprising a goal amount and a date desired; adjusting thetransaction allocation by the goal allocation; creating a drawerallocation; adjusting the goal allocation by the drawer allocation;designating the drawer allocation as a drawer asset in order to increasethe assets designated as drawer assets on each payment transaction tothe credit account; designating the remaining goal allocation as a goalasset in order to increase the assets designated as goal assets on eachpayment transaction to the credit account; designating the remainingtransaction allocation as spendable assets in order to increase theassets designated as spendable assets.
 17. The one or morenon-transitory computer-readable media for the registration of creditaccounts to optimize the utilization and availability of assets withoutthe transfer of actual assets of claim 11 comprising: creating a goalallocation comprising a goal amount and a date desired; adjusting thetransaction allocation by the goal allocation; creating a retirementallocation; adjusting the goal allocation by the retirement allocation;designating the retirement allocation as a retirement asset in order toincrease the assets designated as retirement assets on each paymenttransaction to the credit account; designating the remaining goalallocation as a goal asset in order to increase the assets designated asgoal assets on each payment transaction to the credit account;designating the remaining transaction allocation as spendable assets inorder to increase the assets designated as spendable assets.
 18. The oneor more non-transitory computer-readable media for the registration ofcredit accounts to optimize the utilization and availability of assetswithout the transfer of actual assets of claim 11 comprising: creating agoal allocation comprising a goal amount and a date desired; adjustingthe transaction allocation by the goal allocation; creating a retirementallocation; adjusting the goal allocation by the retirement allocation;creating a drawer allocation; adjusting the retirement allocation by thedrawer allocation; designating the drawer allocation as a drawer assetin order to increase the assets designated as drawer assets on eachpayment transaction to the credit account; designating the remainingretirement allocation as a retirement asset in order to increase theassets designated as retirement assets on each payment transaction tothe credit account; designating the remaining goal allocation as a goalasset in order to increase the assets designated as goal assets on eachpayment transaction to the credit account; designating the remainingtransaction allocation as spendable assets in order to increase theassets designated as spendable assets.